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Defying Bush, Senate Bolsters War Funds Bill
by Brian Naylor, NPRMay 22, 2008
The Senate votes to approve a war funding bill for Iraq and Afghanistan that would add extended unemployment benefits and expand the GI Bill for returning veterans. President Bush has threatened to veto any measure with the added spending, but there may be enough GOP support in Congress to override a veto.
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