Bush signs &#36;464 billion spending bill
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President Bush on Thursday signed a $464 billion spending bill that closes out last year's unfinished budget business but made clear he wasn't entirely happy about it.
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A fresh wave of ads pushed President Bush's spending to nearly &#36;46 million for July, the Republican's highest level since he launched the first ad blitz of his re-election campaign in March, a campaign finance report filed Friday shows.
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President Bush on Friday signed into law a measure authorizing an &#36;800 billion increase in the credit limit of the United States, the White House said.
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US President George W. Bush signed into law a bill replacing an export tax subsidy that violated international trade rules with a $145 billion package of new corporate tax cuts and a buyout for tobacco farmers.
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The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a $556 billion bill to fund most of the federal government through September 2008, ending a year-long budget fight with President George W. Bush by also including new money for the Iraq war.
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Without fanfare, President Bush signed into law on Friday a nearly &#36;140 billion corporate tax cut bill derided by both Democratic presidential rival John Kerry and Republican Sen. John McCain as a giveaway to special interests.
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President Bush will ask Congress for &#36;419.3 billion for the Pentagon for next year, 4.8 percent more than this year's spending, as the administration seeks to beef up and reshape the Army and Marine Corps for fighting terrorism.
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The White House has approved a fiscal 2008 budget request of $468.9 billion for the Pentagon, $4.7 billion more than expected last year, according to a memorandum obtained by Reuters.
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The House on Thursday passed a spending bill that covers the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and related agencies, for the budget year beginning Oct. 1. The measure contains $152 billion for social programs including special education, community health centers, Head Start and health research. The legislation faces a veto from President Bush, who complains that Democratic add-ons have made it too expensive:
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White House and congressional bargainers sorted through a final pile of disputes Friday on an overdue &#36;388 billion spending bill that would slice President Bush's priorities and curb a wide swath of programs.
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The team raising money for President Bush's inaugural festivities plans to raise &#36;40 million to &#36;50 million, with much of the money coming from six-figure donors.
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The Senate shipped President Bush a wide-ranging &#36;136 billion corporate tax-cut bill and a disaster aid package on Monday, letting lawmakers head home for the finale of the presidential and congressional campaigns.
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President Bush requested $46 billion more today to pay for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and other security priorities, bringing the total request pending before Congress to $196.4 billion and setting the stage for another politically charged battle over the course of the war.
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Congress on Saturday approved a &#36;477 billion defense bill with a military pay raise and new money for Iraq and Afghanistan.
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President Bush will ask Congress for another $46 billion to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and finance other national security needs, The Associated Press has learned
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President Bush signed legislation Thursday authorizing &#36;300 million to help victims of violence and support peace talks in Sudan.
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President Bush unveiled a $2.9 trillion budget Monday that rewards the Pentagon with a record $50 billion budget hike but pinches programs cherished by Democrats, including health research and heating subsidies for the poor.