Pelosi Unveils Iraq Spending Bill, Seeks to Span Democratic Divide

Wall Street Journal by David Rogers | Mar. 9, 2007 (News Report)
Move to Add $20 Billion Comes Amid a Plan to Set Timetable for Withdrawa

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi moved to broaden the scope of an Iraq war funding bill and buy herself extra room to unite Democrats on the divisive issue and better challenge President Bush's policy.

More than $20 billion in new spending will be added to the administration's request even as the bill will call for withdrawing U.S. troops by the end of August next year. After weeks of pummeling by Republicans on the subject of the war, Democrats hope to ... Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics
Topics: U.S. Congress, War in Iraq
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Mar 9, 2007 - 9:32 AM PST
Reviewed by: Kaizar Campwala (review), Leo Romero (review), William Chirolas (review), Mark Monday (review), Dale Penn (review), Lloyd Skole (review)
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Dale Penn
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 by Dale Penn - Oct. 1, 2008

Suscinct report on the proposals announced by Congress late last week to fund the war, set benchmarks and set a timetable. Generally less partisan than similar reports by the Post, NYT and LA Times. However, it makes $20 billion in new spending added by the Dems sound like a lot, while the military spends a billion or so every couple of days on this war.

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Leo Romero
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Mark Monday
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Kaizar Campwala
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 by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 1, 2008
Kaizar posted this story.
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Lloyd Skole
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 by Lloyd Skole - Oct. 1, 2008
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William Chirolas
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