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Iraq Spending

Iraq Is The Economy, Stupid

Alan Fein | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq, Economy, Iraq War, U.S. Economy, Iraq Surge, Iraq Spending, Iraq War Funding, Politics News
Alan Fein

Every day, pollsters ask voters to rank issues, separating "the Iraq war" from "the economy," as if they have nothing to do with each other. In fact, they have everything to do with each other.

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Congress' (and the President's) Priorities: ABNO

Harry Shearer | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Iraq War Funding Bill, Iraq War, Iraq Spending, Anything but New Orleans, Iraq Supplemental, Cost of the War, Iraq, Politics News
Harry Shearer

That would be "Anything But New Orleans", as reflected in the whopping bill, ostensibly to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, along with a number of other domestic "priorities."

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$15B In US Iraq Spending Unaccounted For

AFP | Posted 06.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Warwire, Iraq Spending, Iraq Money, Politics News

The Pentagon cannot account for nearly 15 billion dollars in payments for goods and services in Iraq, according to an internal audit which members of ...

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'Significant' Amount Of U.S. Funds For Iraq Funneled To Militias

Think Progress | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq Spending, Warwire, Iraq Funds, Iraq Waste, Iraq Spending Fraud, Iraq Abuse, Iraq Fraud, Politics News

During a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing today on waste, fraud and abuse in Iraq, GAO Comptroller David Walker said that "the Iraqis have a bu...

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Democrats Bow To Bush's Demands On War Spending Bill

Washington Post | Jonathan Weisman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Breaking Politics News, War Spending Bill, Iraq Spending, Iraq War Bill, Politics News

House Democratic leaders yesterday agreed to meet President Bush's bottom-line spending limit on a sprawling, half-trillion-dollar domestic spending b...

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Bush's "Emergency" War Request Filled With Nonessential Spending

Congress Daily PM | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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From Congress Daily, 10/22/07: The amended foreign aid request in President Bush's supplemental package would fund infrastructure and development pro...

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