News with and about 'pentagon'

President Bush warned Congress yesterday that the Pentagon will soon have to start laying off civilian employees and reducing operations at U.S. military bases unless lawmakers send him an emergency war funding bill that does not mandate troop withdrawals from Iraq. ...more.

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US protest at China navy refusal

added on 2007-11-29 05:00:05 (BBC News | World | UK Edition)

The Pentagon protests to China over its refusal to allow US ships to dock in Hong Kong at Thanksgiving. ...more.

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Pentagon Warns of Civilian Layoffs If Congress Delays War Funding

added on 2007-11-21 08:00:09 (Washington Post - Politics)

The Defense Department warned yesterday that as many as 200,000 contractors and civilian employees will begin receiving layoff warnings by Christmas unless Congress acts on President Bush's $196 billion war request, but senior Democrats said no war funds will be approved until Bush accepts a shift... ...more.

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Space Bomber Program Gets Extra Funding

added on 2007-11-12 06:00:07 (Washington Post - Politics)

While wrestling with wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Pentagon is preparing weapons to fight the next battle from space, according to information in the 621-page, House-Senate conference report on the fiscal 2008 defense appropriations bill. ...more.

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Congress Passes Pentagon Non-War Budget

added on 2007-11-09 09:30:07 (Washington Post - Politics)

WASHINGTON -- Congress on Thursday approved a big boost in the Pentagon's non-war budget for President Bush's signature, even as a spending bill containing far smaller increases for health and education programs headed for a certain veto. ...more.

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Conferees Set Pentagon Budget

added on 2007-11-07 08:00:09 (Washington Post - Politics)

House and Senate negotiators yesterday approved a $459 billion Defense Department appropriations bill that pays for weapons systems and annual military expenses but, at the insistence of Democrats, includes only a quarter of the $196 billion President Bush sought to continue fighting next year in... ...more.

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