House Approves Money for Iraq, Afghanistan

Published October 30, 2003 at 7:00 PM HST

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The House of Representatives approves $87.5 billion for U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Nearly $19 billion of that amount is earmarked for Iraq's reconstruction. NPR's Dave Mattingly reports.

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