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Iraq war spending stories: 31 news summaries

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Bush Vetoes Defense Bill, Delays Troops' Pay Raise

Iraq lawsuit provision sidetracks measure

Dec 28, 07 4:29 PM CST
(Newser) - President Bush vetoed a wide-ranging defense-spending measure today after Iraqi politicians objected to a proviso buried in the bill enabling Iraqis to sue their government in US court over Saddam Hussein-era injuries. The bill does not fund the war in Iraq, the Chicago Tribune reports, but does contain a pay... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Harry Reid • Defense Authorization Bill • Bush veto • Iraq war • Iraq war spending

Congress Approves War Funds

House passes budget that includes money for Iraq

Dec 19, 07 6:19 PM CST
(Newser) - The House today approved a $556 billion spending bill that grants President Bush his wish for $70 billion in additional funds for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Reuters reports. The measure, which also funds most of the federal government through next September, marks another setback for Democrats looking to... More »

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Senate • Iraq appropriations • House of Representatives • Iraq war • Iraq war spending

 Bush Hails 'Noble' Iraq War

President marks Veterans Day in Texas

Nov 12, 07 3:25 AM CST
(Newser) - President Bush marked the fifth Veterans Day since the beginning of the war in Iraq at an emotional ceremony at an American Legion Post in Texas where four fallen servicemen were honored. Bush was expected to use the opportunity to scold Congress for not sending him a veterans spending bill,... More »

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Dick Cheney • David Petraeus • Arlington National Cemetery • Veterans Day • American Legion Post 121 • Iraq war • Iraq war spending

National Protests Target Iraq War

'National day of action' coordinates protests in cities across America

Oct 28, 07 11:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - On the fifth anniversary of Congress' vote to authorize invading Iraq, demonstrators thronged the streets in a dozen US cities yesterday, calling on Congress to cut off war funding and focus on domestic issues. The "national day of action" brought protesters out nationwide, including Boston, LA, New York and... More »

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Congress • United for Peace and Justice • Iraq war • Iraq war spending

Poll: 69%
Want War Funding Cut

Approval ratings for Bush and Congress
hit record lows

Oct 2, 07 11:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - The majority of Americans want to reign in spending on Iraq and Afghanistan, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows, with 69% opposing the full funding of President Bush's $190 billion request. Bush scores a 33% approval rating, matching his career low, with approval for Congress at 29%, a 14-point... More »

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approval ratings • Iraq war • Iraq war spending • George W. Bush

GOP Moderates in Agony Over Key Votes

Stick with the president or try
to get re-elected?

Sep 19, 07 2:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Moderates in the GOP are dreading upcoming votes that will force them to choose between loyalty to their president and their reelection prospects, the Washington Post reports. Upcoming congressional showdowns on the Iraq war, children’s health care, and spending will be particularly perilous to those facing voters next fall.... More »

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Bush administration • Republican • GOP • Bush approval ratings • voters • Iraq war • Iraq war spending

House Breaks
Up Iraq War
Funding Bill

Unusual move allows vote against war, for domestic spending

May 23, 07 5:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - House Democratic leaders are splitting the new Iraq funding bill into two distinct amendments, the Politco reports. One will be the $103 billion Bush requested for the war in Iraq, which will speak of benchmarks but won't demand a withdrawal date, the other a $17 billion domestic spending package. More »

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Iraq • Nancy Pelosi • Congress • Democrats • Republican • Iraq pullout • House of Representatives • Iraq war • Iraq war spending

Dems Ditch
Iraq Timeline Demand

New war spending bill won't include much-ballyhooed provision

May 22, 07 9:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Democratic leaders have quietly abandoned a cornerstone of their Iraq war platform: a timeline for withdrawal. Racing to pass a spending bill before the Memorial Day recess, they don't have the votes to pass a timeline, the LA Times reports, and they risk fallout for failing to fund troops in... More »

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Iraq • Democrats • Democratic Congress • Iraq pullout • Iraq appropriations • war • timetable • funding • Iraq war • Iraq war spending

Senate Votes Down Iraq Withdrawal

Proposal would
have ended
funding by March

May 17, 07 6:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Senate yesterday shot down a plan to cut all funding for the war in Iraq by next March. Russ Feingold's proposal, largely a test of anti-war support, was defeated in a 67-29 procedural vote, as Congress moves towards compromise with the White House on a spending measure. More »

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Iraq • Congress • Iraq pullout • timetable • Russ Feingold • Iraq war • Iraq war spending

Bush Caves
On Iraq Benchmarks

Democrats renew insistence on stick
to accompany carrot

May 10, 07 4:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - In an abrupt about-face, President Bush said today he will negotiate with Congress about including benchmarks for the Iraqi government in war-spending legislation. With discontent mounting on both sides of the aisle, he emerged from a Pentagon briefing on Iraq and Afghanistan and said, "It makes sense to have... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Congress • war • benchmarks • funds • Josh Bolten • Iraq war • Iraq war spending • George W. Bush

(Newser) - With Congress and the president now officially at war over Iraq, all parties scrambled yesterday to gear up for the coming firefight. The President promised to veto the spending bill with troop withdrawal deadlines attached, seeming to relish the fight ahead. Tthe newly aggressive and unified Democrats, notes the New ... More »

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Iraq • Congress • military • Democrats • Republican • war • Iraq war • Iraq exit strategy • Iraq war spending • George W. Bush

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