DoD to request $622.6 billion for 2008
The Pentagon is expected to send Congress a $622.6 billion defense budget for 2008. The sum includes $141.7 billion to continue fighting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
http://www.navytimes.com/news/2007/02/dfnbudget070202/
Bush says budget will limit non-defense spending
"Cutting the deficit during a time of war requires us to restrain spending in other areas," Bush said in his weekly radio address.
http://mobile.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N03355870.htm
Care for U.S. veterans could cost $662 bln-study
Medical costs for U.S. veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan could range from $350 billion to $662 billion over the next 40 years, as soldiers survive injuries that would have killed them in past conflicts, according to a Harvard University study.
http://mobile.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N02312557.htm
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http://www.navytimes.com/news/2007/02/dfnbudget070202/
Bush says budget will limit non-defense spending
"Cutting the deficit during a time of war requires us to restrain spending in other areas," Bush said in his weekly radio address.
http://mobile.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N03355870.htm
Care for U.S. veterans could cost $662 bln-study
Medical costs for U.S. veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan could range from $350 billion to $662 billion over the next 40 years, as soldiers survive injuries that would have killed them in past conflicts, according to a Harvard University study.
http://mobile.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N02312557.htm
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