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    President Bush Presents His 2008 Budget

    President Bush's latest budget is a staggering $2.9 trillion, with one fifth--$624 billion--for the military.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    President Bush's latest budget is a staggering $2.9 trillion, with one fifth--$624 billion--for the military. Among his priorities are restraining Medicare, Medicaid and other domestic entitlement programs, maintaining efforts to stabilize Iraq and balancing the budget within five years. Jodi Schneider is Economics Editor for Congressional Quarterly.

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      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Jodi Schneider

      Congressional Quarterly

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