Baghdad Bureau Chief for Newsweek
Baghdad Bureau Chief for Newsweek magazine
PROFILE
Babak Dehghanpisheh
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FROM Babak Dehghanpisheh
To the Point
The President and Congress Wrangle over Troop Withdrawal The President is meeting with Congressional leaders today about the Iraq spending bill. The House of Representatives wants a time limit on funding the Iraq war, the Senate wants a nonbinding goal of troop withdrawal next year, and the President says he'll veto any bill with a hint of withdrawal in it.
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