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Iraq War Funding
House Bill Would Restrict US Funding For Iraq Reconstruction
AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | May 6, 2008
Election Systems Upgrade: Money's Gone To Iraq
James Freedman | Posted April 24, 2008 | Off The Bus
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This article is not about the absurd complexity of our current election system, although that topic is just as worthy of consideration. It is about exploring the possibility that we severely underfund the election process in the United States, leading to myriad potential and actual problems, while...
Senators Slam White House Over Budget Priorities
Huffington Post | April 20, 2008 07:44 PM
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$3 Trillion Campaign Reveals The Cost Of Quagmire
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | April 15, 2008 12:11 PM
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Play $3 Trillion Spending Spree! How Would You Spend Iraq War Money?
Brave New Films | Robert Greenwald | April 14, 2008 05:55 PM
The Only Question For General Petraeus That Might Actually End The War
James Boyce and Paul Abrams | Posted April 7, 2008 | Politics
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Several articles have appeared with superb questions for General Petraeus when he appears before the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees this week, seeking the next $100B dollop of cash for this debacle. These are geared to getting admissions from Petraeus about what is really happening, or what the...
Contractor Self Arrest: How Realistic Is This?
Dina Rasor | Posted April 5, 2008 | Politics
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The co-author of my book, Betraying Our Troops: The Destructive Results of Privatizing War, has an interesting take on the DOD relying on contractors to report their own fraud. Robert Bauman is a former DCIS (Defense Criminal Investigative Service) investigator and is a Certified Fraud Examiner. Here is...
Basra Cease-Fire Shows Talking to Iran Could Save Lives Immediately
Robert Naiman | Posted April 2, 2008 | Politics
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Soon Gen. Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker are expected to testify before Congress about Iraq. This is the prelude to what may be the last major battle over funding of and conditions on the Iraq War in the current Administration. When Petraeus and Crocker testify, Members of Congress should press them...
Iraq War Costlier Than All US Wars Except WWII
San Francisco Chronicle | Zachary Coile | March 18, 2008 12:56 PM
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A Responsible Plan
Chellie Pingree | Posted March 15, 2008 | Politics
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In the five years since the United States invaded Iraq, nearly 4,000 American troops have lost their lives, 27,000 more have been injured and maybe as many as a million Iraqis have died. And we learned last week the cost of the war might exceed $3 trillion....
Studies: Iraq Costs US $12B Per Month
AP | CHARLES J. HANLEY | March 10, 2008
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Murtha And The Cost Of The War
Washington Post | Walter Pincus | February 11, 2008 09:03 AM
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Bush Defies Ban on Permanent Bases in Iraq
Moira Mack | Posted January 30, 2008 | Politics
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There's new evidence that President Bush has no intention of ending the United States' involvement in Iraq. On Monday, when he signed the fiscal year 2008 defense authorization bill into law, Bush also issued a "signing statement" claiming he reserved the right to disregard a section that bars funding for...
DOD Wants $70 Billion More for Wars
AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | January 28, 2008
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Hidden Costs to the War in Iraq -- The Problems We Face
Rep. John Murtha | Posted January 28, 2008 | Politics
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I make routine visits to our troops in the field and to those recovering at our military hospitals. I'm inspired by their service and dedication to this great country. But, the America they serve and protect today is far different than the America that existed prior to the U.S. invasion...
US War Costs Increased Significantly In 2007
Reuters | Richard Cowan | January 23, 2008 05:51 PM
Anti-War Groups Retreat On Funding Fight
Politico | Ryan Grim | January 17, 2008 04:40 PM
Saddam's American Victims Blast Bush Over Iraq Veto
The Hill | Walter Alarkin and Roxan Tiron | January 15, 2008 08:52 AM
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On Iraq: Will LBJ's War Become Nixon's War?
John Bruhns | Posted January 11, 2008 | Politics
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