First responders and FBI to get more funding approved
Congress, moving on next year’s spending bills, approved increases for state and local first responders to about 4.4 billion, 900 million above Bush’s request, plus a 424 million boost for the FBI to 4.6 billion. The panel also funded do not call registry and defense, education, and interior measures in separate bills.
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Defense Secretary Rumsfeld told the Senate he expects troop rotations in Iraq after redeploying 142000 personnel. He noted 1044 American service members wounded since the war began, with 74 deaths after May 1, while Democrats pressed for a clearer strategy and broader NATO commitments.
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