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WASHINGTON -- In the House, Democrats favor firm deadlines for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq. In the Senate, they lean toward nonbinding goals. Either way, Congress and the Bush administration are on a collision course.
House Democratic leaders vowed Thursday to pass legislation setting a deadline of Sept. 1, 2008, for the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq, a challenge to President Bush's war policy that drew a blunt veto threat in return.See the full content of this document
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Showdown On Troops Looms
"It would unnecessarily handcuff our generals on the ground, and it's safe to say it's a nonstarter for the president," said White House spokesman Dan Bartlett.
Little more than two months after Democrats took control of the House and Senate, Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California said the b...See the full content of this document
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