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To: goldworldnet who wrote (9350)	10/3/2007 2:48:56 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25737

Re: "...foolish to sacrifice any more freedom when the government has made it clear that it will not under any circumstances secure the border." That rather gives the lie to certain assertions, doesn't it? (Bureaucrats trying to manipulate the public to their own ends everywhere one turns....)

To: goldworldnet who wrote (9350)	10/4/2007 12:18:12 AM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Respond to of 25737

Re: "when the government has made it clear that it will not under any circumstances secure the border." October 4, 2007 Senate Approves Military Spending By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS nytimes.com WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday approved $459 billion in spending for the Pentagon, after adding $3 billion for security at the Mexican border. The bill, passed by voice vote, does not include President Bush’s request for almost $190 billion for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The bill would increase other Pentagon spending $43 billion, up more than 10 percent from the last budget. Much of the new money would be devoted to procuring new weapons, including the V-22 tilt rotor aircraft, unmanned drone aircraft, the next generation of Joint Strike Fighters and the F-22 Raptor fighter jet. The border security money had been in a spending bill for the Homeland Security Department that Mr. Bush has promised to veto because it exceeds his budget request by $2 billion. By shifting the money to the Pentagon bill, Republican leaders hoped to preserve the financing without embarrassing the president by overriding his veto. The military bill includes more money for National Guard equipment and military health care and a 3.5 percent pay increase for military personnel. Copyright 2007 The New York Times Company