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"Discretionary spending is what the President and the Congress decide to spend through annual appropriations bills. Examples include money for such activities as the FBI, the Coast Guard, housing and education, space exploration, highway construction, defense, and foreign aid." Refrence: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/rewrite/budget/fy2004/glossary.html

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