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Thursday, May 12, 2005

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More U.S. funds cleared

Sridhar Krishnaswami

WASHINGTON: U.S. Congress has approved yet another emergency supplemental funding for Iraq and Afghanistan. The Senate gave its approval unanimously for an additional $82 billions on Tuesday. The House last week approved the measure overwhelmingly. Of the fund, $76 billions will go to the Pentagon for replacement of material, ammunition and missiles and to increas the death benefits for families of soldiers killed in active duty. The emergency supplmental also includes $900 millions for tsunami relief and another $592 millions for a new American embassy in Baghdad.

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