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Bush Seeks Hundreds of Billions More for War

HeadlineFeb 05, 2007

President Bush is sending a proposed $2.9 trillion budget to Congress today. Bush is seeking a nearly 10 percent increase for the Pentagon annual budget to bring it to close to half a trillion dollars. Bush also wants an additional $245 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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