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All Eyes on Congress as House Votes on War Funding Bill
The House has passed a bill funding troops in Iraq with a binding pull-out deadline of August 31 of next year. Is it political posturing or something more? Would a pull-out be a logistical nightmare? Will the Army run out of troops in the meantime? On Reporter's Notebook, British sailors captured in the Persian Gulf at gunpoint by Iran.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenThe House has passed a bill funding troops in Iraq with a binding pull-out deadline of August 31 of next year. Is it political posturing or something more? Would a pull-out be a logistical nightmare? Will the Army run out of troops in the meantime? On Reporter's Notebook, British sailors captured in the Persian Gulf at gunpoint by Iran.
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3 storiesCongress Votes for Iraq Spending Bill
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi scored a political victory today, an Iraq spending bill setting the end of August next year as the deadline for bring the troops home. The final vote gave the bill exactly what it needed for passage: 218 ayes to 212 nos.
Read the story6 minAll Eyes on Congress as House Votes on War Funding Bill
The House today set a deadline : US troops home from Iraq by the end of August next year. Some liberals who want to end the war now went along, even though the deadline is part of a spending bill to support the troops in the meantime. Is it political posturing or the start of something big?
Read the story32 minBritish Sailors Seized by Iranian Forces in Persian Gulf
In disputed waters of the Persian Gulf today, 15 British sailors boarded a vessel suspected of smuggling cars. They were then seized by Iranian forces.
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