Feb 2

Gates pitches $768.2B defense budget to Congress<br />
    (AP)<br />

AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates is urging Congress to approve the Obama administration’s $768.2 billion Pentagon budget request, saying America needs “a broad portfolio of military capabilities.”

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Feb 2

Obama seeks record $708 billion in 2011 defense budget<br />
    (Reuters)<br />

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Feb 1

Afghan, Iraq wars shape Pentagon budget, US strategy<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - The Obama administration plans to unveil a defense budget on Monday that pours billions into drones, helicopters and special forces, reflecting a focus on fighting Islamist extremists rather than conventional armies.

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Feb 1

Afghan, Iraq wars shape Pentagon budget, US strategy<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - The Obama administration plans to unveil a defense budget on Monday that pours billions into drones, helicopters and special forces, reflecting a focus on fighting Islamist extremists rather than conventional armies.

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Dec 23

Senate approves 2010 military budget<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - The US Congress on Saturday sent US President Barack Obama a massive annual military spending bill that funds current operations in Afghanistan and pays for the troop withdrawal from Iraq.

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Dec 21

Senators OK defense budget bill, much left to 2010<br />
    (AP)<br />

AP - The Senate cleared its year-end plate of some must-do work Saturday as it passed a critical budget bill that blends money for the Pentagon with additional help for the jobless.

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Dec 20

Senators OK defense budget bill, much left to 2010<br />
    (AP)<br />

AP - The Senate cleared its year-end plate of some must-do work Saturday as it passed a critical budget bill that blends money for the Pentagon with additional help for the jobless.

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Dec 19

Senate approves 2010 military budget<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - The US Congress on Saturday sent US President Barack Obama a massive annual military spending bill that funds current operations in Afghanistan and pays for the troop withdrawal from Iraq.

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Dec 19

Senators OK defense budget bill, much left to 2010<br />
    (AP)<br />
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Oct 29

Obama calls US defense budget a victory for reform<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - US President Barack Obama Wednesday signed a 680-billion-dollar military budget bill, saying his campaign to stamp out Pentagon waste proved political change was possible in Washington.

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