Reid to Meet With Coburn

By Tim Taylor

Posted September 17, 2008 at 4:39pm

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) will meet with Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) Wednesday evening to try to strike a deal on a package of bills that have been blocked by the fiscally conservative Coburn, sources said.

The two are expected to meet at 6 p.m. in Reids office.

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