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gulliver Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-30-06 10:05 AM
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Senate Approves $70B for War Spending
WASHINGTON Sep 29, 2006 (AP)— The Senate unanimously approved $70 billion more for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan Friday as part of a record Pentagon budget.

The bill, now on its way to the White House for President Bush's signature, totals $448 billion. It was passed by a 100-0 vote after minimal debate.

Approval by a comfortable margin came despite intense partisan divisions over the course of the Iraq war, which is costing about $8 billion a month. Another infusion of money will be needed next spring.

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http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=2507670
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Whoa_Nelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-30-06 10:10 AM
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1. Oh goodie! And how much was appropriated for our gulf states' recovery?
$000,000,000,000,000.00
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gulfcoastliberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-30-06 10:18 AM
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2. Exactly. For $10-15 billion they could divert a portion of the MS. River
Edited on Sat Sep-30-06 10:19 AM by gulfcoastliberal
and restore Louisiana's coast and wetlands. Those wetlands dissapear at the rate of one football field a day under the gulf. What will they do when the ecosystem sounds its death rattle and there's no more shrimp, crabs, fish - change the state motto from "Sportsmans Paradise" to "Petroleum Paradise"?
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maddezmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-30-06 10:29 AM
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3. duplicate topic
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