US Congress Approves Nearly $80B War Budget

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US Congress Approves Nearly $80B War Budget

The US Congress has approved nearly 80 billion US dollars to finance initial costs of the war on Iraq, foreign aid to key allies, struggling airlines and anti-terrorism efforts.

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The US Congress has voted overwhelmingly in favour of allocating nearly 80 billion US dollars to finance initial costs of the war on Iraq, foreign aid to key allies, struggling airlines and anti-terrorism efforts.

The votes by the Senate and the House of Representatives put the two chambers on track to send Bush a final package by his deadline of April 11, which would be uncommonly swift for a Congress that received his request for nearly 75 billion dollars only a week ago.

Besides domestic security funds, both bills contained more than 62 billion dollars for the Pentagon and roughly 8 billion dollars respectively for aid to countries supporting U.S. efforts overseas. Included was money for replacing satellite-guided munitions, setting up a tribunal to try Iraqi President Saddam Hussein for alleged war crimes and letting state and local agencies bolster security at home.

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