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No compromise, Bush asks Congress to craft Iraq bill
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| Contributor | Servo |
| Last Edited | Servo May 06, 2007 09:58am |
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| Media | Newspaper - El Paso Times |
| News Date | Saturday, May 5, 2007 03:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | President Bush, urging Congress to craft a war spending bill quickly, offered no clues Saturday about whether he'll compromise over linking U.S. support to stability in Iraq.
Bush and Congress have been talking about how to agree on a bill to finance combat operations through September. The president demands the money without strings attached, but Democrats say Bush eventually must accept some conditions on the U.S. commitment to the unpopular war.
Earlier this week, Bush vetoed a $124 billion bill that would have provided money for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan while requiring troops to begin returning home by Oct. 1. |
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