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Democrats Send Bush War-Funding Bill

HeadlineMay 01, 2007

On Capitol Hill, the Democratic leadership is officially sending President Bush the new war-funding bill today that sets a nonbinding timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. The bill is being sent on the fourth anniversary of the day that President Bush stood under a “Mission Accomplished” banner and announced that major combat operations had ended in Iraq. President Bush is expected to veto the bill as early as Wednesday.

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