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23-04-07, 21:40
• NEW: Reid says new Congress 'will show (Bush) the way out of Iraq
• NEW: Reid speech blends attack on Bush, appeal for patience
• Showdown over funding war could come to head by end of week
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defying a fresh veto threat, the Democratic-controlled Congress will pass legislation within days requiring the start of a troop withdrawal from Iraq by October 1, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Monday.
The legislation also sets a goal of a complete pullout by April 1, 2008, he said.
In remarks prepared for delivery, Reid said that under the legislation the troops that remain after ....
http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/23/congress.iraq.ap/index.html
• NEW: Reid speech blends attack on Bush, appeal for patience
• Showdown over funding war could come to head by end of week
Adjust font size:
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defying a fresh veto threat, the Democratic-controlled Congress will pass legislation within days requiring the start of a troop withdrawal from Iraq by October 1, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Monday.
The legislation also sets a goal of a complete pullout by April 1, 2008, he said.
In remarks prepared for delivery, Reid said that under the legislation the troops that remain after ....
http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/23/congress.iraq.ap/index.html