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Battle Brewing On Hill Over Adding To Final FY ’08 GWOT Supplemental

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Thursday, April 17th, 2008

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By Emelie Rutherford The White House budget chief yesterday emphasized the president plans to veto the fiscal year 2008 war supplemental bill if lawmakers add unrequested funding, suggesting that veto threat extends to added vehicles and weapons if they increase the price of the $108 billion proposal. Talking to reporters after Senate appropriators grilled him on the war-funding request, Office of Management and Budget Director Jim Nussle said: "Our only two caveats that the president's put out there is that…

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