The Bush administration is releasing its fiscal year 2005 budget today.

President Bush will request an $818 billion discretionary budget, an increase of 4.1 percent over the current year. Congressional sources said to expect cuts in energy, agricultural and environmental programs.

Interior Secretary Gale Norton will release her department's budget at 1 p.m. New Bureau of Indian Affairs head Dave Anderson, who is being sworn in today, will be on hand to talk about his agency's budget.

Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson will present his budget at 1:30 p.m. It includes funding for the Indian Health Service.

The budget documents will be posted online at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb at 10:30 a.m.

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