US lawmakers to vote against Bush Iraq war plan
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The US House of Representatives is to vote on a resolution opposing President George W. Bush's decision to deploy more troops to Iraq, the first major repudiation of the increasingly unpopular war.
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The U.S. Senate moved a step closer to repudiating U.S. President George W. Bush's Iraq strategy on Thursday when a key Democrat backed a Republican-crafted proposal opposing a troop increase.
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A House vote on Iraq this week will be limited to the question of supporting President Bush's troop escalation, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Sunday.
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The U.S. House of Representatives  denounced President George W. Bush's Iraq troop buildup on  Friday in a symbolic challenge to his unpopular war strategy  that is expected to lead to a mighty struggle over financing  the extra troops.
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US lawmakers on both sides of the US Senate drummed up support for a compromise bill slamming a hike in US forces in Iraq, saying it was the best chance of forcing President George W. Bush to drop his unpopular plan.
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President Bush threatened to veto legislation setting a date for a troop withdrawal from Iraq on Tuesday despite growing bipartisan calls in Congress for an end to U.S. participation in the war and sharp criticism of the Iraqi government.
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U.S. House of Representatives  Democrats unveiled a resolution on Monday opposing a troop  buildup in Iraq, setting up a confrontation this week over  President George W. Bush's war strategy.
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The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday denounced President George W. Bush's Iraq troop buildup in a symbolic but politically potent challenge to his unpopular war strategy.
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Democrats in the US are planning a Senate challenge to President George W Bush's handling of the Iraq war.
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The Senate rejected legislation Friday that would have ordered most U.S. troops home from Iraq in nine months, culminating a losing week for Democrats who failed to push through any anti-war proposal. The vote, 47-47, fell 13 votes short of the 60 needed to pass.
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Two senators leading separate efforts to put Congress on record against President Bush's troop buildup in Iraq joined forces Wednesday, agreeing on a nonbinding resolution that would criticize the plan.
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The White House expressed opposition on Friday to any attempt by the U.S. Senate to revise the 2002 resolution that President George W. Bush used to go to war in Iraq.
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CRAWFORD, Texas  - President George W. Bush intends to veto defense authorization legislation over a provision that would "imperil Iraqi assets held in the United States," the White House said on Friday.
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Republicans in the House of Representatives sought a vote to end speculation that the government plans a new compulsory military service as the United States struggles in Iraq.
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President George W. Bush predicted heavy fighting this summer for U.S. troops in Iraq as the U.S. Congress moved on Thursday toward a tense vote that would give Bush the money he wants for the unpopular war.
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The White House rejected calls for a new intelligence assessment of Iraq to be finished before November 7 US elections in which the unpopular war is expected to be a factor.
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House Democratic leaders are developing an anti-war proposal that wouldn't cut off money for U.S. troops in Iraq while requiring President Bush to acknowledge problems with an overburdened military