The emergency war funding bill that President Barack Obama is expected to sign soon has mushroomed into a catch-all for many lawmakers' favorite projects.
Obama originally sought $83.5 billion in April to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. By the time Congress rewrote the bill and passed it last week, the price had jumped to $105.9 billion...
[Is this also 'last year's business' that doesn't apply to his no pork promise?]
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Congress stuffs war-funding bill with cash for other items
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