Center for American Progress Senior Fellow Scott Lilly says Americans need to pay attention to the coming budget showdown between President Bush & the Congress. With costs for Iraq operations swelling to $9.4 billion a month, federal investments in cancer research, student loan programs and other investments are facing cuts. For more information, please see: http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2007/07/appropriations.html What if we could have unity with uniformity? THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS www.AMERICANPROGRESS.org