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Will Congress Pass an Iraq War Funding Bill that Includes At Least $70 Billion Dollars?
Settled as Yes
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iS2fRy_qLZstvAucih5D2c5N7apQD91I4KJ80
Background:
President Bush has asked Congress for another $70 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, an amount that would help cover operational costs only until early next year when the next administration takes over.
The market end date is before 11/04/08.
The market end date is before 11/04/08.
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Settled as Yes on Fri 27th Jun 6:51am PDT
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Settlement details:
As reported by a major mainstream news source.
Suspend date: Mon 3rd Nov 11:59pm PST (3 weeks to go)
Settlement date: Fri 27th Jun 6:51am PDT
Initial likelihoods:
Yes: 5%
Action history:
Created Sun 11th May 6:35am PDT by markov
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Settlement requested Thu 19th Jun 7:13pm PDT by 
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dieseldog: show detailsusing 99% rule
WAR FUNDING — $162 billion for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, enough to fund the war into next year.
http://www.startribune.com/nation/20570959.html
WASHINGTON - President Bush would win $162 billion in long-overdue funding to carry out military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan into next year under a bipartisan agreement sealed on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080619/ap_on_go_co/congress_iraq_funding_10
Republican allies of President Bush provided the winning margin in a 268-155 vote to provide $162 billion to fund U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan well into next year.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,369388,00.html
WAR FUNDING — $162 billion for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, enough to fund the war into next year.
http://www.startribune.com/nation/20570959.html
WASHINGTON - President Bush would win $162 billion in long-overdue funding to carry out military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan into next year under a bipartisan agreement sealed on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080619/ap_on_go_co/congress_iraq_funding_10
Republican allies of President Bush provided the winning margin in a 268-155 vote to provide $162 billion to fund U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan well into next year.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,369388,00.html
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ryanj: show detailsAfter reading the articles linked to, Congress has not passed the bill yet. Only the House has. The Senate is set to vote on the bill sometime next week. But this hasn't yet reached 99%.
Suspended Thu 26th Jun 9:05pm PDT by ryanj
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Settlement requested Thu 26th Jun 10:02pm PDT by dieseldog: show details
dieseldog: show detailsi'm pretty sure its passed now.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,372523,00.html
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,372523,00.html
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withdrawals from Iraq and with the goal of completing the removal of combat soldiers by the end of 2009. There are nearly 150,000 US troops fighting in Iraq. But in the face of Republican opposition in the Senate and a certain veto by Bush, Democrats who
score: 10
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debt that has grown since Bush took office in 2001, giving fiscal conservatives in Congress heartburn. End of 2009 Last month, the House passed a different version of the war-funding bill, which would have called for immediate troop withdrawals from
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war funding with no strings attached and giving his successor enough money to wage the wars until July 2009. In exchange, Democrats won Bush's blessing for several of their domestic priorities, including a 13-week extension of jobless benefits for
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