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Monday, April 02, 2007
Senate Dems up ante on Bush after veto threat
Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada is joining Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wisconsin, in sponsoring a new Iraq bill that would end the majority of Iraq war funding after March 31, 2008, the day Senate Democrats originally proposed pulling troops out of the war-ravaged nation. The bill would permit spending in only three areas: fighting al Qaeda, training Iraqis and protecting the U.S. Embassy and personnel. (Watch video: CNN's Bob Franken reports how the political chess match between Congress and the White House is being played out |
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