Bush to ask for $70 billion in partial 2009 war funding
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The Bush administration will ask Congress next week for $70 billion to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other related operations for part of the 2009 fiscal year, the Pentagon said on Monday.
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The Senate voted Tuesday to provide $70 billion for U.S. military efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, handing a victory to President Bush and his GOP allies on Capitol Hill.
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President Bush yesterday requested $515.4 billion for the fiscal 2009 Pentagon budget, a 7.5 percent increase from last year's spending request that is aimed at expanding the Army and Marine Corps, boosting force readiness and future combat capabilities, and improving the quality of life of service...
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The Bush administration, faced with  a growing insurgency and record fuel costs, plans early next  year to seek $60 billion to $75 billion in emergency funding  for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, administration  and congressional officials said on Tuesday.
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They're seeking to sway Bush's war policy when his request for $93.4 billion comes up next week.
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The Bush administration will ask for another $100 billion for military and diplomatic operations in Iraq and Afghanistan this year and seek $145 billion for 2008, a senior administration official said Friday.
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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.
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President Bush is sending Congress a $3 trillion spending blueprint that would provide a big boost to defense and protect his signature tax cuts.
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President Bush on Thursday released $3.7 billion in emergency money that Congress requested to care for veterans, including those returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
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President Bush plans to send Congress a request early next year to finance wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and operations against terrorism that could reach &#36;75 billion, congressional aides said Tuesday.
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President George W. Bush will seek $140.7 billion on Monday for the U.S. Army in fiscal 2009, including increased funds to buy helicopters and other equipment, according to budget documents obtained by Reuters.
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President Bush plans to ask Congress  on Monday to rush more than $2 billion in additional aid to  hurricane-battered Florida, administration officials said on  Friday.
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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 &#36;75 billion to &#36;100 billion, congressional sources and experts said on Thursday.
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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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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 asked Congress on Monday to provide &#36;81.9 billion more for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and for other U.S. efforts overseas, shoving the total price tag for the conflicts and anti-terror fight past &#36;300 billion.
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President George W. Bush on Monday proposed more than $700 billion in new spending for the U.S. military -- much of it for the Iraq war -- in a budget that would curb domestic programs from health to education.