<![CDATA[House GOP Wants Cuts To Drug War]]>

1.0 link 211572 <![CDATA[House GOP Wants Cuts To Drug War]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/04/house-gop-wants-cuts-to-d_n_211572.html When President Obama's drug czar declared an end to the war on drugs, Republicans were apparently listening closely.

House GOP leadership now wants to cash in the peace dividend.

Republican Leader John Boehner (Ohio) and Whip Eric Cantor (Va.) released a set of proposed budget cuts Thursday that included trimming $220 million from drug war spending over the next five years.

The duo propose eliminating the National Drug Intelligence Center, saving $44 million the first year and $220 million over five years,...

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