1. Iraq contractors 'cost US $85bn'
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The US government has spent at least $85 billion on private contractors during the 2003 Iraq war and its aftermath, a government review has said.

2. US senate doubles bin Laden bounty
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The US senate has voted to double the bounty on Osama bin Laden to $50 million.

3. Cheney rejects Iraq withdrawal
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Dick Cheney, the US vice-president, has insisted that US forces should not "retreat" from Iraq, despite strong pressure from Congress to set a timetable for withdrawal.

4. Social spending hit in US budget
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Social spending hit in US budget

5. Bush Taps Conservative Appeals Court Judge
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Bush Taps Conservative Appeals Court Judge John Roberts For Supreme Court President Bush has chosen appeals court judge John Roberts as his first nominee to the Supreme Court. Roberts is 50 years old