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Bush request scribbled in red ink to the tune of $525 billion

Bush request scribbled in red ink

From John King
CNN Washington Bureau
Monday, September 8, 2003 Posted: 7:50 PM EDT (2350 GMT)

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The White House acknowledged Monday that President Bush's budget request for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will balloon the federal budget deficit next year by at least $50 billion -- to a record $525 billion or more.

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