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WASHINGTON - A long-delayed Iraq war funding bill sailed through the House on Thursday, along with historic increases in college aid for returning troops and help for the unemployed and Midwestern flood victims.
Republican allies of President Bush provided the winning margin in a 268-155 vote to provide $162 billion to fund U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan well into next year.See the full content of this document
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Both Parties Trumpet House Passage of War Spending Bill
Democrats opposed to the war, however, succeeded in using the Iraq funding bill as an engine to drive past White House res...
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