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Government-pump priming operations therefore occurred largely through spending on wars and war preparations in the service of empire. The Pentagon naturally made sure that bases and armaments industries were spread around the United States and that numerous corporations profited from..

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His finger on the nuclear switch: While government spending for social programs went into free fall, spending on the military headed in the opposite direction. Pentagon spending would reach an estimated $34 million an hour during the Reagan administration. . ..

broad anti-terror measures sought

The proposals detailed by Ashcroft have been expected since last week's attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. . ... Many congressional leaders have talked openly about the need to expand the government's investigative powers, and polls show that most Americans believe some..

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