Bush to Shift Iraq Funds to Boost Security
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HOLLAND, Mich.  - Faced with mounting violence in  Iraq, the Bush administration plans on Tuesday to propose  shifting $3.46 billion from Iraqi water, power and other  reconstruction projects to improve security, boost oil output  and prepare for elections scheduled for January.
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The United States is beefing up military forces in Iraq to provide security before elections scheduled for January 30, Pentagon officials said on Wednesday.
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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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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 George W. Bush on Monday will seek $245 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan while boosting other military spending and curbing domestic programs, setting the stage for a big battle with Democrats over funding priorities.
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A report from the Congressional Budget Office says President Bush's plan for a troop increase in Iraq could cost up to $27 billion for a 12-month deployment.
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While "formidable challenges" remain in Iraq, President Bush said Saturday, the United States will start shifting more troops into support roles &#151; in addition to the troop withdrawals announced earlier in the week.
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President Bush, taking on a more personal role in the Mideast conflict, is offering new financial support to embattled Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' government.
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The Bush administration has decided to ask the U.S. Congress for funds aimed at bolstering security forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, sources with knowledge of the plan said on Wednesday.
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The Bush administration,  facing  mounting violence in Iraq and demands for upgraded equipment,  is assembling a funding package for operations in Iraq and  Afghanistan that could surge beyond earlier estimates to as  much as $75 billion to $100 billion, congressional sources and  experts said on Thursday.
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The Bush administration, beset by  violence in Iraq and growing strains on the armed forces, plans  to sharply increase the number of soldiers with noncombat  skills as it pursues its war on terrorism, officials and  analysts said on Tuesday.
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The White House plans to shift $3.2 billion in defense spending -- partly from new weapons like the Lockheed Martin Corp. F-35 Joint Strike Fighter -- to support troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, a trade publication reported on Monday.
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President Bush, in Iraq on Monday, emphasized security gains, sectarian reconciliation and the possibility of a troop withdrawal.
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President Bush, under election-year pressure from Democrats and some fellow Republicans over Iraq, promised on Saturday to step up the pace of spending on reconstruction contracts in that country despite the violence.
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President George W. Bush will soon  seek about $100 billion in additional emergency funds for the  wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a report on  Wednesday by Democratic staffers for two key panels in the U.S.  House of Representatives.
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President Bush on Tuesday asked for  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 nearly  $300 billion so far.
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The Bush administration is seeking  about $80 billion in new funding for military operations this  year in Iraq and Afghanistan, pushing the total for both  conflicts to almost $300 billion so far.