Pentagon seeks $190bn war funds
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US Defence Secretary Robert Gates is set to ask Congress for $190bn to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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The wars are now expected to cost taxpayers more than $190 billion for the fiscal year that began on Oct. 1.
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The White House said on Tuesday it  will seek more than $80 billion in new funding for military  operations this year in Iraq and Afghanistan, shattering  initial cost estimates and pushing the total for both conflicts  to almost $300 billion so far.
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The Bush administration intends to seek the emergency funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan early next year, officials said on Monday.
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Plans to boost defence spending by Â£2.7bn over three years are announced by the Tories.
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The Pentagon has begun tapping its  $25 billion emergency fund for the Iraq war to prepare for a  major troop rotation and intense fighting this fall,  administration officials said on Tuesday, despite the White  House's initial insistence that it had enough money.
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US Defence Secretary Robert Gates warns the Pentagon could running out of money for Iraq and Afghanistan.
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US President George W Bush asks Congress for an extra $46bn (Â£23bn) to fund the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
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The US administration is expected to request $80bn extra for military  operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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President Bush asked Congress on Saturday for $3.2 billion to pay for at least 4,000 extra combat support troops and military police forces that commanders told the president they need in Iraq.
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The Ministry of Defence has been accused of "massaging" savings it says it has made on its 20 biggest projects.
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When the FBI asked Congress this spring to provide $3.6 million in the war spending bill for its Gulfstream V jet, it said the money was needed to ensure that the aircraft, packed with state-of-the-art security and communications gear, could continue to fly counterterrorism agents on "crucial...
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Besides its $515 billion request, the Defense Department wants another $70 billion to cover some of next year's war operations.
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The Bush administration is hammering out its largest-ever appeal for more Iraq war funds &#151; a record $100 billion, at least, and that figure reflects cuts from wish lists originally circulating around the Pentagon.
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After initially insisting it had  enough money, the Bush administration has begun tapping its $25  billion emergency fund for the Iraq war to prepare for a major  troop rotation and intense fighting this fall, administration  and congressional officials said on Tuesday.
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Â· Military spending to hit highest level since WWIIÂ· Plans will leave successor with spending headache
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The Bush administration plans to  announce as early as Tuesday that it will seek about $80  billion in new funding for military operations this year in  Iraq and Afghanistan, administration and congressional sources  said on Monday.