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House Democrats push two options to get U.S. troops out of Iraq
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Two groups of House Democrats Thursday announced their support for two differing proposals to get U.S. troops out of Iraq.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she and Democratic leaders in Congress will propose a measure that calls for the withdrawal of U.S. troops in Iraq by the fall of 2008 -- or by the end of this year, if President Bush is unable to show that the Iraqi government is meeting certain established benchmarks.

Just before Pelosi's news conference to announce her group's proposed legislation, the Progressive Caucus -- also known as the "Out of Iraq Caucus" -- held a briefing to explain their legislation, which would require Congress to fully fund the safe and secure withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq by Dec. 31, 2007.
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