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Crossing The $1 Trillion Cost Of War: 05/28/2010

- Common Dreams

ORTHAMPTON, Mass. - May 28 - On May 30, 2010, at 10:06am, the National Priorities Project Cost of War counter - designed to count the total money appropriated for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars - will reach the $1 trillion mark.


What Have We Bought With $1 Trillion?: 05/28/2010

Rep. Jan Schakowsky - Huffington Post

As of 10:06 on Sunday, May 30th, we will have spent $1 trillion in Iraq and Afghanistan.


The Cost Of War: 05/28/2010

Krista Brewer - Georgia WAND

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Brave New Foundation Releases 'How Would You Spend $1 Trillion?': 05/26/2010

- Democratic Underground

Brave New Foundation Releases 'How Would You Spend $1 Trillion?' to Highlight $1 Trillion Spent on Iraq and Afghanistan Wars


$1 Trillion For Wars Makes No Sense By Any Measure: 05/25/2010

Mary Zerkel - Huffington Post

What is $1 trillion really worth?


U.S. House Readies For Battle Over Fighter Engine: 05/24/2010

Andrea Shalal-Esa - Reuters

General Electric Co (GE.N) and Britain's Rolls Royce (RR.L) on Monday stepped up a drive to safeguard their alternate F-35 fighter engine as lawmakers introduced an amendment that would cut $485 million of funding for the embattled program in fiscal year 2011.The U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee, defying ...


The True Cost Of Oil: 05/22/2010

Anita Dancs - Dollars & Sense

When Americans pull up to the pump, the price they pay for a gallon of gas does not begin to reflect the true costs of extracting, transporting, and burning that gallon of fuel.


Tomgram, Christopher Hellman, Is The Pentagon Finally Overmatched?: 05/20/2010

Chris Hellman - TomDispatch.com

When it comes to the Pentagon and the U.S. military, wherever you look, there's money being handed out. Wildly and in staggering amounts. Early this month, for instance, the U.S. Army announced that it had awarded KBR, the private contractor which was once part of Halliburton, a contract worth up ...


Veterans Demand Peace: 05/19/2010

- Western Front

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National Priorities Project Says Cost Of War Set To Hit Trillion Dollar Mark: 05/19/2010

Alan Gray - News Blaze

The National Priorities Project "Cost of War" counter, that counts the total money appropriated for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, will reach the $1 trillion mark by the end of this month.