Bush outlines raises for federal employees

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush outlined pay raises Thursday that take effect in January for federal workers, members of Congress, judges -- even Vice President Dick Cheney.
Congress passed the raises earlier this year, but Bush was required to sign an executive order detailing the pay increases before the end of the year.
The president's annual salary of $400,000 is not affected by the legislation.
The cost-of-living raise lifts salaries for members of the House and Senate by 1.9 percent from $162,100 this year to $165,200 in 2006.
The measure provides most civilian white-collar civil servants with at least a 2.1 percent overall average pay increase.
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