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11-16-2007, 02:22 PM
Democrats Unable to Bring Troops Home
Associated Press
Nov 16, 4:11 PM EST
By ANNE FLAHERTY
Link (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_IRAQ?SITE=NJMOR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2007-11-16-16-11-52)
Excerpt:
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Nearly a year after anti-war voters put them in power, congressional Democrats remain unable to pass legislation ordering troops home from Iraq.
Frustrated by Republican roadblocks, Democrats now plan to sit on President Bush's $196 billion request for war spending until next year - pushing the Pentagon toward an accounting nightmare and deepening their conflict with the White House on the war.
"We're going to continue to do the right thing for the American people by having limited accountability for the president and not a blank check," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.
Associated Press
Nov 16, 4:11 PM EST
By ANNE FLAHERTY
Link (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_IRAQ?SITE=NJMOR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2007-11-16-16-11-52)
Excerpt:
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Nearly a year after anti-war voters put them in power, congressional Democrats remain unable to pass legislation ordering troops home from Iraq.
Frustrated by Republican roadblocks, Democrats now plan to sit on President Bush's $196 billion request for war spending until next year - pushing the Pentagon toward an accounting nightmare and deepening their conflict with the White House on the war.
"We're going to continue to do the right thing for the American people by having limited accountability for the president and not a blank check," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.