Wrong bill" veto sets up Thursday farm bill rematch between Congress and Bush

The House overwhelmingly rejected President George W. Bush's veto of a $290 billion (euro184 billion) farm bill, but when it turned out that the vetoed bill was missing 34 pages due to a "clerical error," it set the whole process up for a repeat on Thursday.

Only hours before the House's 316-108 vote Wednesday, Bush had vetoed the five-year measure, saying it was too expensive and gave too much money to wealthy farmers when farm incomes are high. The Senate then was expected to follow suit quickly.

Action stalled Wednesday, however, after the discovery that Congress had omitted a 34-page section of the bill when lawmakers sent the massive measure …