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  • May 2007

    • Hill Calls For Repeal Of War Powers

      New York Times  |  May 4, 07 10:10 AM CDT

      Hill Calls For Repeal Of War Powers

      (Newser) - Hillary wants a do-over on Iraq, calling on Congress to withdraw the war powers they gave Bush in 2002. In a clear bid to stake out her own hard-line anti-war territory, Clinton says Congress should repeal the authority granted Bush as of Oct. 11, the fifth anniversary of the vote.  More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • Iraq  • election 2008  • Iraq war  • presidential campaign  • Iraq pullout

    • Democrats Move on to Benchmarks

      Washington Post  |  May 3, 07 11:12 AM CDT

      Democrats Move on to Benchmarks

      (Newser) - Congressional Dems have dropped their demands for a timeline to bring home troops, after the House failed yesterday to override a Bush veto on their Iraq spending bill. Now the buzzword is benchmarks, and even some Republicans are signaling that they could get on board. But what, if any, muscle might be put behind the benchmarks is unclear. More »

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      Iraq  • troop withdrawal  • Iraq exit strategy  • Iraq pullout  • Democratic Congress  • veto  • benchmarks

    • Bush Vetoes War Funding Bill

      Washington Post  |  May 1, 07 5:50 PM CDT

      Bush Vetoes War Funding Bill

      (Newser) - As good as his word, President Bush made short work of vetoing the war appropriations bill Congress put on his desk today, objecting to its provision for a strict timetable for pulling the troop out of Iraq. With the veto a fait accompli for weeks, lawmakers are already girding to develop a compromise. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Iraq war  • Congress  • Bush administration  • troop withdrawal  • Iraq pullout  • veto

  • April 2007

    • Iraqi Slams U.S. Senate Vote

      BBC  |  Apr 27, 07 8:25 AM CDT

      Iraqi Slams U.S. Senate Vote

      (Newser) - The Iraqi government is blasting the U.S. Senate for approving the troop-withdrawal bill, saying it sends the wrong message to insurgents. "We see it as a loss of four years of sacrifices," government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said yesterday of the legislation, which mandates an October 1 deadline for the beginning of a pullout. More »

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      Iraq  • George W. Bush  • Senate  • insurgents  • troop withdrawal  • Iraq pullout  • Democratic Congress  • legislation  • Ali al Dabbagh

    • Dems Unite to Slam Iraq In First Debate

      Washington Post  |  Apr 27, 07 7:37 AM CDT

      Dems Unite to Slam Iraq In First Debate

      (Newser) - Eight Democrats butted heads last night in the first '08 debate, not so much with each other but with the president over the war in Iraq. Candidates at South Carolina State University  competed at panning the war for making the country less safe and Bush for ignoring the voters' will for a prompt exit. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Iraq  • election 2008  • Iraq war  • Democrats  • John Edwards  • presidential campaign  • presidential election  • Iraq pullout

    • Senate Passes Troop Pullout Bill

      New York Times  |  Apr 26, 07 2:09 PM CDT

      Senate Passes Troop Pullout Bill

      (Newser) - The Senate approved the Iraq funding bill 51-46 early this afternoon, conferring its expected stamp of approval on an October troop pullout. But the vote fell short of the two-thirds majority needed to avoid a promised veto. Democrats are already ruminating on post-veto counter-proposals, including replacing the rigid timetable with benchmarks. More »

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      Iraq  • David Petraeus  • troop withdrawal  • war  • Iraq pullout  • Democratic Congress

    • House Passes Pullout Bill

      New York Times  |  Apr 26, 07 6:33 AM CDT

      House Passes Pullout Bill

      (Newser) - Just hours after Gen. David Petraeus told lawmakers he needed more time to gage the success of the surge in Iraq, the House passed the funding bill requiring troops to begin withdrawing in October. President Bush has promised to veto the bill, which Majority Whip James Clyburn nonetheless called an "exit strategy the president should be pleased to receive." More »

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      Iraq  • David Petraeus  • troop withdrawal  • Iraq exit strategy  • Iraq pullout  • Democratic Congress  • Jim Clyburn

    • Bush Calls Withdrawal Plan 'An Invitation to Attack America'

      Washington Post  |  Apr 25, 07 9:40 AM CDT

      Bush Calls Withdrawal Plan 'An Invitation to Attack America'

      (Newser) - President Bush yesterday accused the Democrats of “offering an invitation to our enemies to attack America.” With the House and Senate poised to vote this week on a war funding bill with a troop drawdown deadline, the Washington Post reports, the dispute between Congress and the White House is becoming increasingly personal. More »

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      Iraq  • George W. Bush  • Dick Cheney  • politics  • troop withdrawal  • war  • Iraq pullout  • timetable

    • Dems Stick With Deadline For Withdrawal

      Politico  |  Apr 24, 07 6:37 AM CDT

      Dems Stick With Deadline For Withdrawal

      (Newser) - Congressional Democrats are forcing the White House's hand on Iraq, agreeing on a version of the spending bill that sets a timetable for withdrawing troops by next March—and daring the President to veto it. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called the move a "long overdue effort to put some spine in our policy." More »

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      Iraq  • George W. Bush  • troop withdrawal  • war  • Harry Reid  • Iraq pullout

    • Reid Declares War Is Lost

      ABC News  |  Apr 20, 07 8:31 AM CDT

      Reid Declares War Is Lost

      (Newser) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has upped the ante in the Dems' rhetoric on Iraq, saying the U.S. has "lost" in Iraq, and warning that, "the surge is not accomplishing anything." But he stopped short of threatening to pull funding from the war, the biggest gun in his policy arsenal. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • troop surge  • Harry Reid  • Iraq pullout  • Democratic Congress  • Senate Democrats

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