US House okays $422 billion arms bill
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WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives on Saturday approved a final $422 billion bill for defence programmes that backs next yearâs round of military base closures and kills a proposed $23.
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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 House is expected to approve a measure Thursday that fully funds the president's $96 billion request but does not set a deadline for troop withdrawal.
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The House overwhelmingly approved a $146 billion shot in the arm for the nation's ailing economy yesterday, sending a stimulus package to the Senate with a bipartisan appeal not to slow down the bill with significant changes.
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The US Congress on Saturday approved a 447 billion US dollar defense bill, which would providea 3.5 percent raise for military personnel and 25 billion dollars to support US military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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With the new budget year only weeks away, the House has passed a &#36;142.5 billion spending bill that funds some 500 education, health and job training programs.
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The 206-201 roll call Monday by which the House passed an amendment to the budget bill adding $31 billion for troops in Afghanistan.
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The U.S. House of Representatives on  Wednesday approved a $463.5 billion funding bill to keep the  government running this year, while adding money to care for  veterans wounded in Iraq and stepping up the global struggle  against HIV/AIDS.
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The US Congress approved a $145 billion bill providing new corporate tax breaks and a buyout for tobacco farmers as part of legislation that eliminates an export tax credit ruled illegal by the World Trade Organization.
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WASHINGTON Sept. 30, 2004 - Residents of the nation&#39;s capital would be able to own handguns and other firearms under a House-passed bill acclaimed by its supporters as a victory for Second Amendment rights
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US lawmakers pass a bill that could tighten controls on gun ownership, in response to the Virginia Tech shootings.
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The House, by a vote of 280 to 141, gave final approval last night to a far-reaching tax bill that provides a rich array of breaks to manufacturing companies, energy producers and small businesses and underwrites a $10 billion buyout of American tobacco
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Lawmakers Saturday approved a $447 billion 2005 defense spending bill as Congress pushed forward with final actions before adjourning for the elections.
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President Bush signed a bill Monday giving the Department of Homeland Security about &#36;33 billion for the budget year that began Oct. 1.
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The House passed a $37.4 billion budget bill for the Homeland Security Department on Friday, but minority Republicans rallied enough votes to uphold a promised veto by President Bush.
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The House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a $146 billion election-year economic stimulus plan backed by President George W. Bush.
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The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a compromise measure to increase the federal minimum wage for the first time in a decade -- and provide billions of dollars in tax breaks to help businesses pay for it.