http://funding.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for funding en Mon, 28 May 2007 05:49:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2013424 unknown@Netscape.com Expansion of Middle East oil war is a bipartisan imperative Mon, 28 May 2007 05:49:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2013424wariraqfundingbushdemocratsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2009298 unknown@Netscape.com President Bush signed a bill Friday to pay for military operations in Iraq after a bitter struggle with Democrats in Congress who sought unsuccessfully to tie the money to U.S. troop withdrawals. Sat, 26 May 2007 02:48:30 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2009298bushtroopsurgewarfundingbillNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2008872 unknown@Netscape.com Congress approved $120 billion in emergency spending for military operations and domestic projects after dropping troop withdrawal timelines that drew a veto threat from President George W. Bush. Fri, 25 May 2007 04:52:20 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2008872congresswariraqfundingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2008097 unknown@Netscape.com Following the House of Representatives, the Senate has passed the $100 billion Iraq war spending bill 80-14. Fri, 25 May 2007 04:48:36 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2008097SenatewariraqfundingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2007756 unknown@Netscape.com "American can expect more casualties in Iraq but U.S. troops will have the funds and the resources to prevail." Trace Gallagher said that was the message from President Bush today. Thu, 24 May 2007 23:53:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2007756bushwarcasualtiesfundingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2007908 unknown@Netscape.com They claim that they don't have the votes to override a veto. But they do have the votes to keep passing a bill that Bush will veto, effectively bringing the war in Iraq to a close because funding will run out. Thu, 24 May 2007 20:44:21 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2007908democratsiraqwarfundingcongressNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2006230 unknown@Netscape.com Congress is poised to vote on a funding bill for Iraq that offers no change of course. Those who vote for it will be undermining the troops and enabling a rogue President. Wed, 23 May 2007 21:05:40 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2006230wariraqdemocratsfundingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1955048 unknown@Netscape.com A new report from GreenPeace reveals what Exxon "didn't mention" to the public. According to its IRS reports, Exxon is still actively funding at least 14 organizations "for their climate change work." Fri, 18 May 2007 20:25:16 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1955048exxonglobalwarmingfundingClimatechangeNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1944774 unknown@Netscape.com The Democrats, in a meeting with Bush's top aides on Capitol Hill, said they would strip from a war spending bill billions of dollars in domestic spending that the White House had opposed. They also pledged to give Bush authority to waive compliance with a timetable to pull combat troops out of Iraq. But no agreement emerged. Fri, 18 May 2007 19:48:50 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1944774bushtroopsurgeiraqwarfundingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1925846 unknown@Netscape.com Congressional Democrats and President Bush's top aides are entering another round of high-stakes negotiations on funding for the Iraq war in what has become a test of wills. Thu, 17 May 2007 16:26:37 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1925846iraqwarfundingdemocratsbushNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1811395 unknown@Netscape.com Most Americans disagree with President Bush's decision last week to veto the war funding bill that contained a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq. Wed, 09 May 2007 02:11:48 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1811395iraqwarbushtroopfundingdemocratsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1746865 unknown@Netscape.com House Democratic leaders are indicating they are not ready to back down in their confrontation with President Bush on Iraq, even as pressure mounts to approve new funding for U.S. troops. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and other party leaders are considering a bill that would fund the war as Bush wants, but only guarantee the money through July. Fri, 04 May 2007 17:45:05 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1746865bushtroopsurgeiraqwarfundingcongressNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1724528 unknown@Netscape.com The Washington Post reports today that House and Senate leaders have made "the first major concession" in the Iraq debate: "an agreement to drop their demand for a timeline to bring troops home from Iraq." It turns out the report is false. Thu, 03 May 2007 20:08:06 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1724528bushtroopsurgeiraqwarfundingcongressNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1700887 unknown@Netscape.com The House plans to try to override the veto Wednesday but is expected to fall short of the required two-thirds majority. Formal compromise talks are expected to resume when Bush meets with congressional leaders at the White House, also on Wednesday. Wed, 02 May 2007 06:11:32 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1700887wariraqfundingbushvetoNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1673703 unknown@Netscape.com On CBS's Face the Nation, John Murtha expressed frustration with the White House's public rhetoric about wanting to reach a compromise over Iraq funding. "They say we're willing to compromise," he said. "And then we don't get any compromise." "And we need to make this president understand, the public has spoken". Mon, 30 Apr 2007 05:28:14 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1673703johnmurthabushiraqwarfundingbillNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1674299 unknown@Netscape.com The story of how the U.S. has paid for its wars is only partially about money. Mon, 30 Apr 2007 05:07:01 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1674299warfundinglibertyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1654095 unknown@Netscape.com It's likely that America's military spending has surpassed $12 Trillion since the end of World War II. Add another $4 Trillion for interest on the national debt that has resulted from that military spending. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 20:19:32 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1654095warpeacemilitaryfundingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1649066 unknown@Netscape.com President Bush should sign legislation starting the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq on Oct. 1, retired Army Lt. Gen. William Odom said Saturday. "I hope the president seizes this moment for a basic change in course and signs the bill Congress has sent him," Odom said, delivering the Democrats' weekly radio address. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 19:02:15 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1649066bushtroopsurgeiraqfundingbillLt.generalwilliamOdomNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1642772 unknown@Netscape.com President Bush warned Democrats Fri. not to "test my will" by passing new legislation on a US troop pullout from Iraq after he vetoes a bill passed by Congress this week. Bush invited Congress to discuss a way out of the standoff soon after he strikes down the bill, which ties $124B in war funds to a withdrawal that would start on Oct. 1. Fri, 27 Apr 2007 21:02:22 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1642772bushtroopsurgeiraqwarfundingcongressNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1645196 unknown@Netscape.com Senator Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) today addressed the Iraq withdrawal provision in the supplemental appropriations bill on the floor of the U.S. Senate. Below is the full text of Senator Lieberman's speech, as prepared for delivery: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 19:04:09 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1645196wariraqfundingleadershipdemocratsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1631072 unknown@Netscape.com An Iraqi government spokesman criticized the U.S. Senate vote to begin withdrawing U.S. troops by Oct. 1. "We see some negative signs in the decision because it sends wrong signals to some sides that might think of alternatives to the political process," Ali al-Dabbagh told The Associated Press. Thu, 26 Apr 2007 22:05:27 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1631072bushtroopsurgeiraqwarfundingSenateNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1626588 unknown@Netscape.com Cuts in US government funding for NASA programs will dramatically weaken scientists' capacity to monitor and understand the planet's climate; at least, so says a major study from the National Research Council (NRC), published earlier this year. Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:45:26 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1626588ScienceNASAfundingglobalwarmingmonitoringNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1601505 unknown@Netscape.com President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney aggressively challenged the motives of Congressional Democrats on Tuesday, as the House and Senate prepared to consider a war spending bill that would order troops to be withdrawn from Iraq beginning later this year. Wed, 25 Apr 2007 16:36:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1601505bushcheneycongresswarirawfundingdemocratsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1602092 unknown@Netscape.com Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) attacked Congress' war funding bill today, claiming it was "the first time I know of ... that a country just announces that it's walking off the battlefield." Kyl didn't mention that on 2 occasions during the Clinton admin he voted in favor of setting a specific date for US troops to "walk off the battlefield&quot Tue, 24 Apr 2007 23:35:41 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1602092iraqwarfundingcongresstroopwithdrawaljonkylNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1544052 unknown@Netscape.com Anti-war liberals worried about party unity are reluctant to mount opposition to war spending legislation in the House even if it does not set a firm date for troop withdrawal. Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:43:17 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1544052democratswarfundingcomplicityNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1515716 unknown@Netscape.com The Bush administration's plans to significantly boost the size of the Army and Marine Corps will cost $108 billion over the next seven years, according to a new Congressional Budget Office report. Thu, 19 Apr 2007 19:30:53 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1515716militaryexpansionfundingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1513585 unknown@Netscape.com A House Appropriations subcommittee chairman said Thursday that if the scandal surrounding the head of the General Services Administration is not cleaned up, the agency's funding bill will be amended "to shreds." Thu, 19 Apr 2007 01:36:11 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1513585GSAfundingscandalNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1484150 unknown@Netscape.com Today, in the fifth year of this civil war, U.S. forces are suffering losses at a rate not seen since the bloody battle of Fallujah over two years ago and there is no end in sight. Yet the President and the Vice President continue to desperately cling to their failed escalation strategy and attack those who disagree with them. Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:16:57 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1484150democratscongressbushiraqwarfundingcheneyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1447107 unknown@Netscape.com Bush has tried to justify his planned veto of Congress' Iraq legislation by complaining about the non-Iraq related funds in the bill. CLAIM: Bush opposes spending in the emergency supplemental that is "unrelated to the war." FACT: Bush's own supplemental request to Congress contained millions in non-war related funds. Sun, 15 Apr 2007 00:18:16 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1447107bushcongressiraqwarfundingporkNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1441904 unknown@Netscape.com A long-awaited national study has concluded that abstinence-only sex education, a cornerstone of the Bush administration's social agenda, does not keep teenagers from having sex. Neither does it increase or decrease the likelihood that if they do have sex, they will use a condom. Sat, 14 Apr 2007 17:02:46 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1441904AbstinencecongressionalstudyeducationgovernmentfundingteenSexNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1402539 unknown@Netscape.com Harry Reid slammed Bush in a response to The Prez's attacks on the Senate's budget proposal. "He has to deal with Congress. We are an independent branch of this government, and by our Constitution we have equal say that he has. And he's got to listen to us. Because we are speaking for the American people; he isn't." Video on site. Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:40:44 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1402539bushiraqtroopsurgedemocratswarfundingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1279727 unknown@Netscape.com The White House wants Congress to stop stalling and approve funding for the war in Iraq after two Democratic lawmakers announced plans to cut off money unless President Bush signs legislation with a timetable to withdraw U.S. troops. Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:15:01 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1279727congressiraqdemocratswarfundingbushcheneyFeingoldNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1258274 unknown@Netscape.com Doonesbury states the obvious about what cutting off war funds really means ... Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:18:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1258274bushiraqtroopsurgefundingbillNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1235727 unknown@Netscape.com A new analysis of funding for U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan concludes the Army could continue to wage war through July without additional funding from Congress. Sat, 31 Mar 2007 07:23:06 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1235727iraqwarfundingAfghanistanNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1205089 unknown@Netscape.com WASHINGTON -- President Bush and the Democratic-controlled Congress lurched toward a veto showdown over Iraq on Wednesday, the commander in chief demanding a replenishment of war funding with no strings and Speaker Nancy Pelosi counseling him, "Calm down with the threats." Bush said imposition of a "specific and random date of wit Thu, 29 Mar 2007 07:27:21 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1205089bushDemandscleanwarfundingbillNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1179050 unknown@Netscape.com Once again Congress wants to have it both ways. Back in 2002, Congress passed the authorization for the president to attack Iraq if and when he saw fit. By ignoring the Constitution, which clearly requires a declaration of war, Congress could wash its hands of responsibility after the war began going badly by citing the ambiguity of its authorizati Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:36:16 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1179050wariraqcongressfundingronpaulNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1139991 unknown@Netscape.com President Bush accused the Democratic-led Congress of wasting taxpayers' time picking fights with the White House instead of resolving disputes over money for U.S. troops and the firings of the U.S. attorneys. Sat, 24 Mar 2007 16:30:08 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1139991partisanPoliticsbushdemocratsiraqfundingbillAlbertoGonzalesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1104402 unknown@Netscape.com The Smithsonian Institution's eight art museums are "drastically underfunded" and have "seldom lived up to their names," according to an external review released Wednesday. The voluntary review by a panel of seven prominent museum directors gives recommendations to strengthen each museum. Thu, 22 Mar 2007 06:07:29 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1104402smithsonianartmuseumfundingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1103792 unknown@Netscape.com Senate Democrats on Wednesday revived legislation urging President Bush to bring combat troops home from Iraq in a year, attaching it to a $122 billion measure needed to fund the war. Thu, 22 Mar 2007 00:23:52 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1103792iraqdemocratsbillcongresswarfundingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1002150 unknown@Netscape.com Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, wants passage of an oil law stripped from a list of Iraq war funding legislation benchmarks due on the House floor next week. "We must remove this benchmark from the supplemental and work to ensure any hydrocarbon law put in place is truly the best interests of all Iraqi people," Kucinich said. Thu, 15 Mar 2007 02:24:17 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1002150DennisKucinichiraqoilPoliticsfundingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/870901 unknown@Netscape.com A U.S. senator has introduced legislation that would prohibit President Bush from spending money on unilateral military action against Iran without the consent of Congress. VOA's Deborah Tate reports from Capitol Hill. Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:39:11 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/870901warfundingiraqNews http://web2announcer.com/go/809108 unknown@Netscape.com House of Representatives Democrats will more than fully fund President George W. Bush's request for money to fight wars in Iraq and Afghanistan this year, but they are still debating conditions that could be attached, senior members of the U.S. House of Representatives said on Thursday. Fri, 02 Mar 2007 01:43:09 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/809108democratswarfundingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/769450 unknown@Netscape.com As the dollar sags and other investments beckon, a shakeout looms Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:23:48 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/769450foreigninvestmentusEconomyfundingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/503551 unknown@Netscape.com Homeland Security officials slashed anti-terror funding to New York City and Washington last year after they decided to devote more attention and resources to the nation's suburbs, congressional investigators said Wednesday. Thu, 08 Feb 2007 20:39:15 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/503551antiterrorfundingslashednewyorkdcNews http://web2announcer.com/go/470404 unknown@Netscape.com President Bush proposed $56 billion in Education Department funding, level with his proposal for the current fiscal year but 3 percent less than what Democrats are expected to approve for this year. He also sought about $1 billion in new spending related to the landmark No Child Left Behind law Tue, 06 Feb 2007 09:45:28 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/470404nochildleftbehindpresidentbusheducationfundingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/469213 unknown@Netscape.com President Bush is reopening the fight over government support of public television, unveiling a 2007 government fiscal year budget that would cut federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting by nearly 25 percent. Tue, 06 Feb 2007 04:34:35 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/469213bushcutspbsfundingcpbNews http://web2announcer.com/go/245763 unknown@Del.icio.us.com No description for this story Sun, 21 Jan 2007 09:00:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/245763web2.0vcstartupbusinessfunding http://web2announcer.com/go/181972 unknown@Netscape.com SENATOR Edward M. Kennedy's proposal last week to withhold funds for escalating the war in Iraq is a bold effort to stop what many Americans perceive as a lost cause. Tue, 16 Jan 2007 12:57:45 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/181972PoliticalCourageEdwardKennedystopfundingwariraqNews http://web2announcer.com/go/65768 unknown@Netscape.com Leading Republicans on Sunday showed further signs of fracturing over President George W. Bush's reported plans to send more troops to Iraq, while Democrats now in control of Congress said they would not give him a "blank cheque" for reinforcements... Mon, 08 Jan 2007 01:38:45 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/65768republicansDividedfundingbushplansEscalationcongressNews http://web2announcer.com/go/62230 unknown@Netscape.com The failure of Congress to pass new budgets for the current fiscal year has produced a crisis in science financing that threatens to close major facilities, delay new projects and leave thousands of government scientists out of work, federal and private officials say. Sun, 07 Jan 2007 14:17:36 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/62230SciencefundingresearchcongressNews