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Free Speech Radio News lineup - Monday, March 20, 2006

Spending More On War This weekend thousands of people across the globe took to the streets to mark the 3rd year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq and demonstrated against the continued US presence there. Meanwhile in Washington, a new report by the Congressional Research Office shows that the US will spend 44% more on the war this year than last. Darby Hickey reports. Spending on war and occupation will average almost 10 billion dollars a month for this fiscal year, according to a new report by the non-partisan Congressional Research Service. A substantial portion of that money will go to re…