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[Untitled] According to the National Priorities Project, the Iraq War has cost the State of Tennessee over $8 billion ($1 billion = $1000 million). President Bush's new funding request for 08-09 will cost the Volunteer State over $2 billion, which according to NPP would buy Tennessee 21,714 afforable housing units, 41,906 elementary school teachers, or health care coverage for 435,808 adults.
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[Bluestem Prairie: news about Tim Walz (MN-1)] Post-Bulletin: Pay up, Walz tells Iraq government: As you know, with theamount of money that we have spent in Iraq, we could fund virtuallyevery emergency domestic priority in this country, as well as fullyfund the war against terrorism in Afghanistan. As new Members ofCongress, we hope to be able to return to our districts with news thatCongress is asking the Iraqi government to stand up for itself.
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[MEMG: The Middle East Monitoring Group] MIDEAST NEWS MONITOR 050808: Al Dulaimi called for an Arab diplomatic representation in the country in order not to leave it open for Iranians. For his part, Egyptian Foreign Ministry official spokesman Hussam Zaki cited Abu Al Ghayt as saying that Egypt is seriously considering sending a commission to Iraq to review the situation therein and discuss the possibility of reopening Egyptian Embassy in Baghdad…(Alsumaria).
[Iraq War Today] In Today's News - Wednesday, May 7, 2008: Homeland Security / War on Terror / Hamas-Hezbollah Happenings FBI Identifies Mystery Men Seen Aboard Washington State Ferries as Tourists Fallen Heroes Taliban kill Canadian soldier in Afghanistan Wounded Warriors Iraq war strains army .
[Post Politics: Political News and Views in Tennessee] Still Feeling A Draft: Many American soldiers have died in vain in Iraq because Bush sent our troops to the wrong country to defeat the terrorists who caused the 9-11 tragedy. The vast majority of Americans voted to end the war in Iraq, but Bush ignored that decision completely.
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[Newscoma] National Priorities Project Calculates Local Costs: According to the National Priorities Project, the Iraq War has cost the State of Tennessee over $8 billion ($1 billion = $1000 million). President Bush’s new funding request for 08-09 will cost the Volunteer State over $2 billion, which according to NPP would buy Tennessee 21,714 afforable housing units, 41,906 elementary school teachers, or health care coverage for 435,808 adults.
[Iraq War Today] In Today's News - Tuesday, May 6, 2008: Iran Suspends Talks With US on Security in Iraq Ex-Gitmo Detainee Suspected in Iraq Bombing (But they're all innocents who deserve to be handled with kid gloves, right?) Report: Saddam Feared STDs From US Guards .
[usofa-First.org] IF I WERE PRESIDENT: Had President Bush responded in this manner, tens of thousands of lives would have been saved, trillions of dollars would not have needed to be spent, Osama bin Laden and most of his fellow terrorists would likely be dead, and we would not be bogged down in a nightmarish military quagmire in Iraq. And, if I were President, this is exactly how I would handle terrorist organizations such as al Qaeda.
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[Vincent Feli Boy's Blog] Election Results. NC incumbents win easily in congressional primary.: Jones, a seven-term congressman who famously pushed to bring “freedom fries” to the U.S. House cafeteria in a symbolic protest of French opposition to the Iraq war, had previously been considered a safe incumbent.
[Iraq War Today] In Today's News - Saturday, May 3, 2008: Six al-Qaeda suspects detained in central Iraq 14 al-Qaeda suspects captured in northern Iraq Iraqi Citizens Capture Criminal Responsible for Detonating Bomb Homeland Security / War on Terror / Hamas-Hezbollah Happenings .
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[Francoiss Blog] US Seniors Retiring To Iraq; Say Thats Where The Medicare Money Is.: senior citizens, noting President Bush’s new budget, which calls for billions to be spent in Iraq while billions are cut from Medicare, are foregoing traditional retirement destinations like Florida and Arizona and opting for Iraq.
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[Totallyrandom Weblog] FUN FACTS (congratz if you can read them all): Bush, who presents himself as a man of faith, rarely goes to church. Yet he received votes from nearly two out of three voters who attend church at least once a week.
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[Neamhs Blog] Stock Research and Market To Be Affected Big Time Post November ...: All Washington insiders if quizzed privately would tell you that the President is between a rock, and hard place. The wish that the Iraq people would embrace freedom, and democracy has turned out to be a Presidential vision that the Iraq people never shared, or embraced.
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[Even The Media Must Admit Iraq Is Lost] John McCain The Neo Con: Then there is William Kristol, ultra-conservative writer for the “Weekly Standard” and one of the architects of the neo-con think tank, falls in line with the rest of the cohorts in the far right wing media and political spin doctors, believe in American hegemony on a global scale. Shortly after the fall of the Soviet Union Kristol stood at forefront of the Republican radical fringe calling for the reshaping of the global politic to serve US interests, even at the expense of the international community.
[Samarrajos Blog] A Late Dedication to Rosie ODonnell: Again her main concern is that she is safe, and that Bush continuously gets cheered on and receives blind support, despite the senseless deaths of women and children and our US soldiers who could have put their energies protecting our country right here at home without sacrificing their lives and destroying the hearts of loved ones.
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