Bush wants another $42 billion for wars

WASHINGTON (CNN) – The Bush administration on Monday asked for an additional $42.3 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, bringing the 2008 request for total war funding to $189.3 billion.

President Bush says Monday he is requesting billions more for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The request comes on top of $147 billion already sought for in the wars. Most of the money goes to Iraq, which is costing the Pentagon an estimated $2 billion a week.

“Parts of this war are complicated, but one part is not — and that is that America should do what it takes to support our troops and protect our people,” President Bush said in an appearance with members of veterans groups at the White House.

Apple loosens grip on iPhone software

SAN JOSE, California (AP) – In an apparent about-face, Apple Inc. will allow third-party applications to work directly on the iPhone, Chief Executive Steve Jobs said in a posting on the company’s Web site Wednesday.

A software development kit will let coders create applications to work directly on the iPhone.

Apple infuriated developers and some iPhone users when it issued a software update September 27 that disabled unofficial programs installed on