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Friday, February 02, 2007
Bush to request $245 billion for Iraq, Afghanistan through '08
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush's new budget will request an additional $100 billion in funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, along with $145 billion for 2008, a senior administration official told CNN Friday.
The budget will be released Monday. Full story -- CNN Political Correspondent Ed Henry
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