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Reuters AlertNet - U.S. House Democrats seek more war funds than Bush

Reuters AlertNet - U.S. House Democrats seek more war funds than Bush
............."There will be $98 billion for the military part," about $5 billion above the Bush administration's request, said Rep. John Murtha, chairman of a defense spending panel overseeing war funds...................

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