House rejects bill funding Iraq, Afghanistan wars
WASHINGTON — President Bush's Iraq war funding request collapsed in the House Thursday as anti-war Democrats and Republicans unhappy about added...
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The Only Question For General Petraeus That Might Actually End The War
James Boyce and Paul Abrams | Posted 04.07.2008 | Politics
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The only legislative strategy for the Democrats is to pursue the 'zero option' -- to stop funding the war and to not bring a new funding bill to the table.
House Drafts Bill to Fund War Efforts
AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 02.13.2008 | Politics
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WASHINGTON — The leaders of a House panel that oversees military spending said Wednesday they are drafting legislation that would pay for combat...
US War Costs Increased Significantly In 2007
Reuters | Richard Cowan | Posted 01.23.2008 | Home
The Iraq war may not dominate U.S. news reports as the carnage drops, but a new report underscores the financial burden of persistent combat that is h...
Anti-War Groups Retreat On Funding Fight
Politico | Ryan Grim | Posted 01.17.2008 | Politics
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After a series of legislative defeats in 2007 that saw the year end with more U.S. troops in Iraq than when it began, a coalition of anti-war groups i...
GOP Wins War Funding Showdown: $70B Provided For Iraq, Afghanistan
AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 12.18.2007 | Politics
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The Senate voted Tuesday to provide $70 billion for U.S. military efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, handing a victory to President Bush and his GOP all...
As Congress Caves On Iraq War Funding, '08 Dems Go Silent
HuffingtonPost.com | Max Follmer | Posted 12.10.2007 | Politics
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Days after congressional Democrats signaled their intention to reverse course and provide President Bush with tens of billions in new Iraq war spendin...
House Democrats Round Up Votes On Iraq
AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 11.14.2007 | Politics
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House Democrats defiantly pushed ahead Wednesday with a $50 billion war spending bill that calls for troops to leave Iraq, despite concerns raised by ...
Despite War Outrage, Cutting Off Iraq Funds Not On The Table
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.09.2007 | Politics
It is regarded within some progressive circles as the one way of bringing an end to the Iraq War with President Bush still in office. If 41 Senators w...
Out Of Iraq Dems Frustrated Over Funding, But Place Hope In Leadership
HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Roston | Posted 11.02.2007 | Politics
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In September, 90 House members banded together in a letter to the White House stating that they would vote against any further funding for the war in ...
Bush Budget Raises Fears Of Iran Strike, Increases Funding For 'Massive' Bunker Buster Bomb
Think Progress | Posted 10.24.2007 | Politics
In light of the administration's increasingly threatening rhetoric on Iran, CQ reports that members of Congress are worried by Bush's recent budget pr...
Bush Wants $46 Billion More For Wars
AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 10.22.2007 | Politics
President Bush asked Congress on Monday for another $46 billion to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and finance other national security needs. "...
Fool the U.S. Once...
Azadeh Ensha | Posted 09.27.2007 | Politics
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've never expected much from Lieberman, but this latest display of missing-backbone on behalf of the Democrats lowers my expectations of his former party.
Bush Wants Record-High $200 Billion For War In '08
Los Angeles Times | Posted 09.22.2007 | Politics
After smothering efforts by war critics in Congress to drastically cut U.S. troop levels in Iraq, President Bush plans to ask lawmakers next week to a...
Living by the Sword
Eric Stoner | Posted 09.19.2007 | Politics
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Jesus was not only condemning Peter's violence in that moment some two thousand years ago, but explicitly issuing a warning to anyone, anywhere who chooses violence.
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