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NEWS ABOUT: veto

veto stories: 23 news summaries

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Democrats Move on to Benchmarks

Even some Republicans like them.
But how would they be enforced?

May 3, 07 11:12 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Bush Vetoes War Funding Bill

May 1, 07 5:50 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Bush Staying the Course on Veto

President refuses to compromise on Iraq funding

Apr 3, 07 1:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bush is staying the course in the war with Congress, ripping into "Democrat leaders" in a press conference today, and repeating his vow to veto any bills with troop withdrawal deadlines that crossed his desk. Congress, he said, is more clearly interested in fighting political battles than real ones. More »

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