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"As the national organizer for two US tours of Iraqi trade unionists, I ensured that local organizers had the resources needed to make these events a success. NPP's fact sheets were by far one of the most useful tools we provided. Organizers across the country appreciated how these sheets brought the issue of the war home."
- Thomas Bacon, National Organizer
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Proposed Discretionary Budget, FY2009The following chart shows the breakdown of the proposed federal discretionary budget for fiscal year 2009 by funstion area. The discretionary budget refers to the part of the federal budget proposed by the President, and debated and decided by Congress each year. The part of the budget constitutes more than one-third of total federal spending. The remainder of the federal budget is called 'mandatory spending.' Fiscal Year 2009 will run from October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009. Note that this chart includes the war-related spending requested by the administration as supplemental to the regular budget proposal.
Source: Budget of the U.S. Government, FY2009, Analytical Perspectives, Table 27-1
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