Iraq war costs loom as hearings detail funding needs
Two days of Capitol Hill hearings on Iraq reveal plans to spend heavily to sustain the campaign. White House seeks new funding after a seven hundred million dollar three month extension and a monthly war cost near four point seven billion.
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National Security
Condoleezza Rice
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Pentagon
Richard Myers
Joint Chiefs of Staff
White House
Myers
House Armed Services Committee
U.S
Afghanistan
Duncan Hunter
R-Calif
Scott McClellan
McClellan
Basra
Defense
Paul Wolfowitz
Iraq risk to power handoff from weak Iraqi forces
The article notes that Washington aims to withdraw U.S. troops and transfer security duties to Iraqi forces, but Basra attacks challenge that plan. Officials dispute blame, with estimates of casualties from 50 to 68 dead, including children, and 5 coalition wounded.
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Basra
al- Qaida
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Kuwait
Wael Abdul-Latif
Abdul-Latif
al-Qaida
Halawi
Karbala
Baghdad
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
James Conway
Fallujah
Dempsey
Najaf
Associated Press
Brennan Byrne
Poll finds varied beliefs on terror and election trust
An AP Ipsos poll shows groups like women and lower income adults doubting terrorism progress while many fear for world peace. Respondents trust Bush more on protecting the country than Kerry, and about 30 percent have built emergency kits. Poll of 1001 adults from April 5-7 with 3 point margin.
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Jobless claims dip while inflation cools and wages rise
The Labor Department reports a seasonally adjusted drop of 9,000 in unemployment insurance claims to 353,000 for the week ending April 17, signaling easing layoffs as the economy recovers. Wholesale prices rise 0.5 percent in March led by food and energy. Greenspan says inflation remains low and rates may stay steady before possible increases later this year.
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Alan Greenspan
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