The Senate is starting debate this week on a $60 billion supplemental spending bill that includes additional money for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq as well as money for disaster relief.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/23/AR2010052303486.html?wprss=rss_politics
New Jersey teacher demonstration
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/may2010/newj-m24.shtml
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/front_page/20100523_Christie_veto_stirs_anger_in_Trenton.html#axzz0orde1JHG
States Make Huge Education Cuts Across the U.S.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/05/20/eveningnews/main6504057.shtml
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2010/05/the-public-school-bailout/57048/
http://www.aasa.org/PressReleases.aspx?id=13246
http://harkin.senate.gov/press/release.cfm?i=325010
Defense spending cuts
http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/05/20/gates.defense.spending/
http://news.firedoglake.com/2010/05/21/gates-wants-veto-of-defense-bill-unless-spending-projects-trimmed/