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U.S. PRESIDENT TELLS CONGRESS OF 'URGENT' NEED FOR APPROVAL

Info-Prod Research (Middle East), April, 2003

OF IRAQ-WAR FUNDS.President George W. Bush on 25 March implored theU.S. Congress to grant quick approval to his request for roughly $75billion to wage war in Iraq and further antiterrorism efforts,international news agencies reported. "The need is urgent," Bushsaid, according to Reuters, noting that funding for the currentmilitary campaign in Iraq could otherwise run out in May.

Bush hasasked legislators to approve the emergency funding request by 11April, the news agency added. Amid repeated warnings from U.S. andU.K. officials that the war is far from over, Bush said, "We cannotknow the duration of this war, yet, we know its outcome. We willprevail." The measure includes $63 billion to fund the militarycampaign, plus more money for homeland security, Iraqireconstruction,...

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