Christopher Hinton - Market Watch
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The last U.S. combat brigade left Iraq early Thursday morning, ahead of an Aug. 31 deadline, according to media reports. At its peak, 170,000 U.S. soldiers were stationed in the Middle East country, and there remains just over 50,000 American soldiers today acting as "advisors" to ...
Sandy LeonVest - Toward Freedom
The most recent tally of the cost of war by the non-profit National Priorities Project (NPP) puts total military-related expenditures (through September, 2010) at a mind-numbing $1.09 trillion.
Bryan Rahija - Project on Government Oversight
Looking for a good introduction to the federal budget process? Look no further than the National Priorities Project's Federal Budget 101 webinar. The webinar begins tomorrow at 11:00 AM and is free. You'll need to register here.
Robert Reich - Robert Reich
America's biggest — and only major — jobs program is the U.S. military.
Sentinel editorial board - Holland Sentinel
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- PA Council of Churches
WASHINGTON - August 5 - With the passage of a supplemental spending bill last week (H.R. 4899), Congress has appropriated an additional $36.2 billion for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan for the 2010 fiscal year. The bulk of this money was directed to Afghanistan accounting for $33.9 billion. National Priorities ...
Michael Leon - Veterans Today
Tallies Cost of War Including Recent Supplemental Bill through September 30, 2010$749.9 billion for Iraq$337.8 billion for Afghanistan$1.09 trillion total spending With the passage of a supplemental spending bill last week (H.R. 4899), Congress has appropriated an additional $36.2 billion for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan for the 2010 fiscal ...
Lisa Savage - Centre for Research on Globalization
Meanwhile, a National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform is talking about cuts to Social Security, Medicare and the home mortgage deduction to address the nation's growing budget deficit.
