Senate blocks bill tying Iraq war funding to troop withdrawal

• Story Highlights
• NEW: Senate blocks Dems' Iraq funding bill that sets troop withdrawal dates
  
• GOP proposal to provide Iraq war funding without strings also rejected
  
• Democratic leaders have said if the bill fails, they'll drop issue until next year
  
• Democrats say Pentagon can find funds for Iraq; Gates says that's not so easy
  
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