Bush to Seek $419.3 Billion for Defense
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President Bush will seek $419.3 billion for the Defense Department in the fiscal year that begins this October, a 4.8 percent increase over this year's spending, not counting the cost of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a Defense Department document obtained by The Washington Post.
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There's hundreds of billions of dollars in the defense spending bill to take the fight to the terrorists and to defend America.
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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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President Bush was poised Wednesday to sign a &#36;388 billion legislative package that covers the spending of every federal agency but the Pentagon and Department of Homeland Security.
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President Bushâs $3.1 trillion budget would increase military spending and curb the growth of Medicare and Medicaid but raise the federal deficit by nearly $250 billion.
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The Bush administration will  announce as early as Tuesday that it will seek 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.
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If Democrat John Kerry becomes president he could cut up to a third of the annual &#36;10 billion in spending on missile defenses, but overall defense expenditure would stay high, analysts said this week.
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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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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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WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration plans to ask for between $80 billion and $100 billion to fund military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan next year, rather than the $70 billion to $75 billion the White House privately told members of Congress before the election, according to Pentagon and White House officials.
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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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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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President Bush was poised to officially ask Congress Monday for an estimated &#36;82 billion to cover the costs of continuing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and a myriad of other internationally related expenses, including training Iraqi security forces and aiding victims of the tsunami.
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President Bush is asking Congress for &#36;2.52 billion in military and economic aid for Israel and &#36;350 million to help the Palestinian economy and security forces.
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President George W. Bush is expected on Monday to estimate the costs for the Iraq war at nearly $300 billion over the next 2 1/2 years and propose limiting domestic spending for fiscal year 2008.
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President Bush remains intent on deploying a multibillion-dollar shield as an &quot;important deterrent&quot; against ballistic missile attack, the White House said on Thursday, a
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President Bush sent Congress on  Monday an $81.9 billion package to fund military operations in  Iraq and Afghanistan, pushing the total bill for both conflicts  to nearly $300 billion and the budget deficit to a record high.