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05/15/08
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House to boost GI Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Bush wants more money for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. House Democrats are making him pay a price - increased education benefits for veterans of those conflicts - to pass his long-stalled request.
The House also was poised to approve today an extra tax on wealthier people. The new revenue would help cover the 10-year, $52 billion cost of bolstering the GI Bill and providing those veterans with a college education. Senators, however, are balking at the one-half of a percentage point increase in tax rates on income topping $500,000 for individuals and $1...
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