Pentagon seeks 190B for war funding in 2008
President Bush and Congress face a fight over nearly 190 billion dollars the Pentagon says is needed to sustain Iraq and Afghanistan operations through the 2008 budget year. Defense Secretary Gates cites difficult choices and troop protection needs as lawmakers weigh a stopgap measure.
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Senate backs dividing Iraq into regions
The Senate narrowly? overwhelmingly endorsed a federal system to split Iraq into semi autonomous regions. The nonbinding measure, led by Sen Biden, drew 75 votes for and 23 against with broad bipartisanship. It urged regional autonomy amid prime minister Maliki's faltering unification efforts. The White House said the plan depends on Iraqi agreement and stresses bottom up reconciliation.
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