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More money to soldier on

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The House Armed and Services Committee approved today a bill that gives the green light to over $600 billion in defense spending for next year. That includes a 3.9 percent pay raise for troops. On reconstruction spending, the bill would require the Iraqi government to pay $1 for every $2 the U.S. spends over there.



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