Deal could mean  $70,000,000,000 more for war
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Democratic lawmakers and staffers privately say they're closing in on a broad budget deal that would give President Bush as much as $70 billion in new war funding. The arrangement would lack a Democratic provision for most U.S. troops to leave Iraq by December 2008.
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President Bush asked Congress for $46 billion more to bankroll wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and said he wants the money approved by Christmas. The fighting in Iraq, in its fifth year, already has cost more than $455 billion.
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Congress yesterday approved a $447 billion defense bill with a military pay raise and new money for Iraq and Afghanistan. Underscoring the bill&#39;s
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President Bush will ask Congress for close to three-quarters of a trillion dollars in defense spending on Monday, including $245 billion to cover the cost of fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan and other elements of the "global war on terror," senior administration officials said yesterday.
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The US administration is expected to request $80bn extra for military  operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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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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It was the kind of exchange that U.S. troops are counting on.
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A deal brokered by Venezuelan President Hugo ChÃ¡vez could pave the way for the liberation of dozens of others being held in rebel camps.
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The House of Representatives approved another $70 billion in war spending on Wednesday, capping a year of frustration for Democrats who took control of Congress on pledges to end the war in Iraq.
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Despite intense partisan divisions over the course of the Iraq war, the House on Tuesday easily approved $70 billion more for military operations there and in Afghanistan. Lawmakers also adopted a record $448 billion budget for the Pentagon.
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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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U.S. military spending may soon hit post-World War II highs in real terms, but analysts expect this to mark the end of an 11-year buildup no matter who wins the White House in November.
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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 defense-related work is estimated to be worth $200 billion.
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The increase would boost American forces in the country to 27,000, the highest level since 2001.
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The Bush administration plans to announce Tuesday it will request about &#36;80 billion more for this year's costs of fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, congressional aides said Monday.
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Bushmaster's settlement makes the weapons industry a target.