___ Having failed to pass the FY-96 defense appropriations conference bill in a stunning House floor vote on Sept. 29, Congress is on a two-week recess that should provide a "cooling-off period" before returning to resolve the emotional issues surrounding the legislation, observers said after the defeat. With scores of Republicans defecting from the House leadership on the bill, the defense appropriations package was rejected in a vote of 267 to 151. Opponents of the bill ranged from Republicans citing...
