Dems push for additional troop funds
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House Democrats are pushing to add billions of dollars to President Bush's $93.4 billion request for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, including $900 million for troops suffering from brain injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid said on Sunday he would support a short-term increase in U.S. troop numbers in Iraq being weighed by President George W. Bush if it is part of a broader withdrawal plan.
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A probable move to curb funding for a 'surge' may put Democrats at odds with one another.
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Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid said on Sunday he would support a short-term increase in U.S. troops in Iraq being weighed by President George W. Bush if it is part of a broader withdrawal plan.
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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 Pentagon could boost the number of additional forces being sent to Iraq, adding as many as 3,000 troops to the 21,500 being deployed under the president's war plan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday.
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A White House laboring to find a new approach in Iraq said Tuesday it is considering sending more U.S. troops, an option that worries top generals because of its questionable payoff and potential backlash. President Bush said he is ready to boost the overall size of an American military overstretched by its efforts against worldwide terrorism.
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The campaign of Democrat John F. Kerry has earmarked $6 million for Democratic committees that support congressional candidates from the sizable surplus left over from the privately funded phase of his presidential campaign.
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Several thousand political contributors have donated to two or more presidential candidates this year, an overlap in giving that tilts decidedly to the Democrats.
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Democrats seeking votes for their Iraq-withdrawal plan have stuffed the bill it's in with billions of dollars for farms, flu preparedness, New Orleans levees, home heating and other causes.
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Democratic leaders vowed Friday to keep up the pressure on President George W. Bush to end the Iraq war with more votes next month on withdrawing U.S. troops.
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Republican  presidential contender Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday called for  doubling U.S. combat troops in Afghanistan as part of a broader  military expansion.
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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 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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Though the proportion of their donations is small in relation to the humongous totals raised in this money primary for 2008, members of the armed forces do not seem to be only opening their pockets for Republicans this time around.
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House Democratic leaders are planning a short and simple measure opposing President Bush's decision to send more forces into combat
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President Bush on Tuesday asked for more than &#36;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 nearly &#36;300 billion so far.