I've looked around and haven't found the original article on the web. Is this on the level?
Senate, House OK Nearly $80B War Budget
Friday April 4, 2003 8:40 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Moving with a sense of wartime urgency, the House and Senate separately agreed to give President Bush nearly $80 billion to carry out the battle against Iraq and meet the threat of terrorism.
At the same time, lawmakers acceded to a White House request to refrain from punishing Turkey for its anti-war stance. However, they sought to restrict France and other U.S. critics from helping rebuild Iraq.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-2532708,00.html