Pelosi Unveils Iraq Spending Bill, Seeks to Span Democratic Divide
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 ...
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