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Cheney Steers Clear Of Libby Mess, VP Says Some Democrats Have Been "Irresponsible" On Iraq In Pushing For Withdrawal Timetable
Summary from United States, from articles in English
[UPDATED] (see summary with new information since yesterday)
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In a sharp-edged speech, Vice President Dick Cheney escalated the President George Bush administration attack on Congress for passing war spending legislation that would mandate withdrawing at least some U.S. troops from Iraq. (article 8)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bush and congressional Democrats accused each other on Saturday failing to support U.S. troops, showing no signs of backing down in their fight over funding for the Iraq war. (article 5)
Democrats want to attach a date for a withdrawal from Iraq to a $100 billion funding bill but Bush insists he would veto such a measure, setting up a battle of wills over control of the unpopular war. (article 5)
With 2008 elections in mind, majority Democrats says it is only a matter of time before they will get their way. (article 3)
At Bush's invitation , Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are due at the White House on Wednesday to discuss the war, particularly a bill funding the military mission through September. (article 4)
Remember Rwanda? The history books have not treated kindly America's inaction while more than 800,000 Tutsis were slaughtered by their Hutu compatriots in the spring of 1994 after a plane crash killed the presidents of Rwanda and Burundi. (article 9)
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Cheney, Iraq, Democrats, Bush, Reid |
Source articles
- CBS News (CBS News, 04/15/2007, 791 words)
- Cheney predicts Democrats will approve Iraq funds (Washington Post, 04/15/2007, 388 words)
- Dems Say They'll Get Their Way on Iraq (Washington Post, 04/14/2007, 390 words)
- Bush Slams Plan for Iraq Pullout Date (Washington Post, 04/14/2007, 631 words)
- Bush, Democrats trade accusations in war stand-off (Washington Post, 04/14/2007, 434 words)
- Cheney, Reid open week's debate over Iraq money (USA Today, 04/15/2007, 501 words)
- Cheney Steers Clear Of Libby Mess, VP Says Some Democrats Have Been "Irresponsible" On Iraq In Pushing For Withdrawal Timetable (CBS News, 04/15/2007, 840 words)
- Cheney Berates Democrats on War (Washington Post, 04/15/2007, 770 words)
- Will Iraq Be the Next Rwanda? (Washington Post, 04/14/2007, 782 words)
- Bush Acknowledges Congress's Right To Weigh In on War (Washington Post, 04/15/2007, 339 words)
- Related Article (L.A. Times, 04/15/2007, 12 words)
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