The White House this morning sent to Congress the first of two major defense spending requests due this month -- a $419.3 billion package to pay for training, equipping and preparing U.S. military forces in fiscal year 2006. The other, a $75 billion supplemental request to cover costs the armed forces have recently incurred during operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, could be sent as soon as next week, senior Pentagon officials said. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld today will unveil the...
