Author Archives: Mike Bock

Bush’s $46 Billion War Funding Request Brings This Year’s Total War Funding to $196.4 Billion

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Mike Bock

This Article is from the Washington Post, written by Peter Baker: President Bush challenged Congress to another clash over the direction of the Iraq war yesterday as he asked lawmakers for $46 billion more to pay for overseas military operations … Continue reading →

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The New GOP Means Business

Posted on October 22, 2007 by Mike Bock

An interesting article about Sunday’s Republican Debate, held in Orlando, appears in The Nation. The article was written by Bob Moser, who attended the event, and is entitled The New GOP Means Business. The article makes these observations: The Republican … Continue reading →

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Bush Want to Cut the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program

Posted on October 22, 2007 by Mike Bock

Reuters reports that the Bush administration wants to cut a key government program designed to help low income households pay heating bills. The program is called Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and was initiated in 1981 and originally … Continue reading →