Jennifer Windsor on Areas of Concern in the Middle Eastbr Project on Middle East Democracy - Project on Middle East Democracybr Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations and Democracy, Governance, and Human Rights in the Middle EastPresident Bush recently submitted his budget request for fiscal year 2009 to the Congress, the final such request of his eight-year tenure.As the House and Senate debate appropriations levels for various programs, it is worthwhile to examine the levels of funding for democracy and governance programs for the Middle East, as well as the various bilateral foreign assistance packages to the region.