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Rudolph W. Giuliani called an account of his spending a "political hit job" as his campaign struggled to explain the billing practices.
A majority of House Republicans joined Democrats on Tuesday in escalating a confrontation with President Bush over federal spending.
President Bush's request increased the amount of the proposed spending by $46 billion over the amount already requested this year.
Michigan began to shut down much of its government early Monday after lawmakers failed to resolve a $1.75 billion budget deficit.
The planned increase would bring the Bush administration's 2008 financing request for military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere to almost $200 billion.
The Parks Department has largely ceded its role as a provider of free youth recreational services, changing the way many of the city's poorest children play.
More than 40 states have found themselves with more money than they planned as they wound down their regular sessions.
In its 2008 budget proposal, the White House allocated nothing — zero — for the Census Bureau to begin a program that is central to its strategy for the 2010 count.
The Bush administration's new farm bill, one of the more sensible pieces of legislation to emerge from this administration in quite a while, faces its first big Congressional test this week.
Political and fiscal constraints will make it hard for Democratic critics of the president's budget to assert their priorities.
The link between cuts at Rutgers and failure at the Olympics.
The earmark measure could prevent the kind of corruption that led to several big scandals in recent years.
Money is running out for some local governments that use pension funds to help pay for retired workers' health care.
The inability to spend the money set aside to rebuild damaged infrastructure raises serious questions for Iraq's government.
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