Article: Bush defends tax cuts, emerging budget deficits; Democrat opposition: He says 'it makes sense' to spend money to win the war, protect nation

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush, facing election-year criticism from Democrats, defended his tax-cutting policies Monday and blamed emerging federal budget deficits on the recession and America's war against terrorism.

He hinted at plans to dramatically increase spending on the military and defenses against terrorism.

"It makes sense to spend money necessary to win the war. It makes sense to spend money necessary to protect the homeland," the president said, calling those his top budget priorities.

According to congressional officials, Bush's $2 trillion budget, to be unveiled Feb. 4, is expected to propose about $730 billion for domestic and defense programs, excluding automatically paid ...

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