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To: StanX Long who wrote (59997)	2/5/2002 1:55:09 AM
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Bush Calls Military Top Budget Priority Proposed 14 Percent Hike Is Largest Since Reagan Era Spend buddy, spend. Stan washingtonpost.com By Dana Milbank and Bradley Graham Washington Post Staff Writers Tuesday, February 5, 2002; Page A07 EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla., Feb. 4 -- Before a patriotic backdrop and cheering troops, President Bush said the government's top priority should be the largest military spending increase since President Ronald Reagan's Cold War defense buildup. While Washington analysts combed through his just-released budget proposals today, Bush visited the military installation in the Florida Panhandle responsible for developing and deploying the air-delivered weapons that proved decisive in Afghanistan. "I've asked Congress for a one-year increase of more than $48 billion for national defense -- the largest increase in a generation," the president said. "We're unified in Washington on winning this war. One way to express our unity is for Congress to set the military budget, the defense of the United States, as our number one priority and fully fund my request."