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Home Front: Politix
US Senate approves $165 bln in new war money
2008-05-23
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved an additional $165 billion to wage war in Iraq and Afghanistan for another year after lawmakers rejected proposed timetables for withdrawing American troops from Iraq. A majority of senators approved the war-spending bill, which the Pentagon says it urgently needs to avoid civilian layoffs within months and the interruption of soldier paychecks.

The House of Representatives still must sign off on the legislation. Last week, it passed a drastically different bill that failed to provide any new money for the wars and would withdraw U.S. combat troops from Iraq by the end of 2009.
Posted by:Steve White

#4  I don't think Congress is capable of passing a straight-up bill that doesn't bleed the American people dry with all the damn pork. The pork is often added to make the bill a political football to force the President into vetoing the bill. The donks, such as Harry Reid, can then say that President Bush doesn't support the troops. Geez, what a bunch of dipwads we have in Congress. As Thomas Sowell said, you could do about as well or better by recruiting a bunch of winos off the street to sit in the halls of Congress.
Posted by: JohnQC   2008-05-23 12:02  

#3  Of which, $130 Billion is pork.
Posted by: DarthVader   2008-05-23 07:24  

#2  ION NEWSMAX SCIENCE > SCIENTISTS: GIGANTIC EARTHQUAKE [7.8+ magn/Phased Quake]]WOULD DEVASTATE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. NORTHRIDGE-style quake unlikely to be the standard/norm for the so-called CA "Big One" - likely to be BIGGER.
estiamet > 1800 dead or more, US$200.0 Bilyuhn in damage to SOCAL???
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2008-05-23 01:43  

#1  ION CYBERCAST NEWS SERVICE > US WARNS OF [armed/small-unit] COMBAT AT MEXICAN BORDER, between Drug Cartels-Mafias and Mexi military and police units. MIL-STYLE ADVANC WEAPONS AND GRENADES, ETC. MILTECHS BEING USED BY ANTI-GOVT/POLICE FORCES IN VIOLENT STREET-TOWN BATTLES FOR CONTROL - US CITIZENS ADVISED TO AVOID.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2008-05-23 01:38  

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