House approves $70 billion for wars
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The House of Representatives approved another $70 billion in war spending on Wednesday, capping a year of frustration for Democrats who took control of Congress on pledges to end the war in Iraq.
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The U.S. Congress on Friday moved to   block the Bush administration from building permanent U.S.   military bases in Iraq or controlling the country's oil sector,   as it approved $70 billion for funding the wars in Iraq and   Afghanistan.
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President Bush asked Congress for $46 billion more to bankroll wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and said he wants the money approved by Christmas. The fighting in Iraq, in its fifth year, already has cost more than $455 billion.
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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 U.S. Congress moved on Friday to block the Bush administration from building permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq or controlling the country's oil sector, as it approved $70 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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U.S. President George W. Bush asked Congress on Monday for $189.3 billion to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, another huge request that faced deep skepticism from lawmakers opposed to prolonging the Iraq conflict.
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The House passed a $646 billion defense bill Thursday that supports the Pentagon's ambitious weapons acquisition program but would place new restrictions on foreign-made technology the military could buy
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The House of Representatives on Thursday gave final approval to a $151 billion economic stimulus package that President George W. Bush is expected to sign into law.
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The House of Representatives approved a $556 billion bill on Wednesday to fund most of the federal government through September 2008, ending a year-long budget fight with President George W. Bush by also including new money for the Iraq war.
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House-Senate negotiators Thursday approved a new $70 billion infusion for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan as they wrapped up talks on a $447 billion Pentagon funding bill.
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The US House of Representatives on Saturday approved a final US$422 billion ($631.64 billion) bill for defence programmes that backs next year&#39;s round of military base closings and kills a proposed US$23.
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Congress is poised to provide $70 billion more for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan as it adopts a record $448 billion budget for the Pentagon.
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President Bush on Monday asked a skeptical, Democrat-run Congress to approve $700 billion in new military spending -- much of it for the Iraq war -- and to curb many domestic programs.
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The US House of Representatives approves a major financial package designed to stimulate the US economy.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday asked Congress to approve nearly $190 billion more in spending for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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The United States could spend up to &#36;24 million a year in humanitarian aid for North Koreans, much of it for refugees who have fled the impoverished, totalitarian state, under legislation approved by the House Monday and sent to the president for his signature.
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The 280-142 roll call Thursday by which the House passed an Iraq war spending bill.