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The Decider Says He Doesn't Have to Follow Certain Laws

Oct 16, 2008 - After signing two bills into law this week, President Bush said that he could bypass numerous parts of the laws. In a signing statement Bush said a military authorization act and a measure giving inspectors general greater independence from the White House unlawfully constrained the president's constitutional powers. So which parts will Bush ignore? - 12 Comments

Senate Adds Billions of Domestic Programs to War Bill

May 20, 2008 - Eying its last chance to pass a spending bill this term, the US Senate has loaded up the Iraq and Afghanistan war funding bill with projects related and unrelated to the wars. Senate Leader Harry Reid's strategy includes separating the two types of funding, while recognizing that it will be difficult to overcome President Bush's looming veto. The tangent projects, added by Senators of both parties, include:

$50 billion expansion of veterans benefits under the GI Bill
$100 million for local law enforcement to fight drug trafficking along the Mexico border
$50 million to track down child predators
$400 million for rural schools
$1 billion for heating subsidies for the poor
$350 million to fight western wildfires

The Senate's bill comes out to about $10 billion more than the $183.8 billion requested by Bush. - 5 Comments