Pelosi's gamble on Iraq war bill pays off

Los Angeles Times by Noam N. Levey, | Mar. 24, 2007 (News Report)

The House speaker's triumph was anything but assured when she announced the measure. Antiwar Democrats wanted an earlier deadline for withdrawal.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi faced an angry group of liberal lawmakers when she stepped into her red-walled Capitol office on the afternoon of March 8.

That morning, the San Francisco Democrat had announced plans to push legislation requiring President Bush to withdraw U.S. forces from Iraq by the end of August 2008 -- at the latest.

But the antiwar members of her party who gathered in the large conference room overlooking the National Mall ... Full Story »

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by Paul Stambaugh - Oct. 1, 2008

Very light on facts, mainly about who voted for what and not really any information about this bill.

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by Jim Mac Donald - Oct. 1, 2008

Not enough is said about the Pig feed given for votes to barely squeek this one through. For balance it is sadly lacking. It is very sad to completely forget the men and women who need this funding to have it "purchased" for pork. Sadly both sides of this are clearly not represented.

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