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Challenging the 2.6 percent raise for federal employees and civilian Department of Defense employees called for by the President, the Treasury, Postal Service and general government subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee yesterday recommended a 4.1 percent increase for these workers. The bipartisan amendment to the President?s budget easily passed the Republican controlled subcommittee and will likely be approved by the full Appropriations Committee and both branches of Congress. Democratic supporters of the amendment have argued that in light of the September 11 attack on the Pentagon and subsequent anthrax attacks, federal employees are ?on the front lines of the war on terrorism here at home" and deserve the same raise the President recommended for enlisted men and women.