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twaddler01

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Fri Oct-14-05 05:04 PM
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16. key part of this article

Edited on Fri Oct-14-05 05:05 PM by twaddler01

"The figures were released three days before Congress returns from a recess and commences a struggle to cut $35 billion from federal benefit programs over the next five years to help defray hurricane recovery costs."

They are grasping at straws to get more money....

Can someone remind me how much the Iraq war has costed so far? :grr:

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