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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 with new information since yesterday, from articles in English
While some Democrats, such as Michigan Sen. Carl Levin, have signaled a desire to send the president a bill he will sign after an initial veto, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has said his party will not back down . (article 7)
Appearing on CBS ' Face The Nation, Vice President Dick Cheney said Democrats have been inconsistent by voting to confirm Gen. David Petraeus as the new commander in Iraq, then trying " to adopt legislation that, in effect, would tie his hands . (article 6)
Wednesday's meeting involving Pennsylvania Avenue for President Bush, Reid and other congressional leaders from both parties is one of several upcoming events related to the impasse over funding for the war . (article 6)
In at least three speeches this week, Bush will discuss his objections to the emergency military spending bills passed by the House and Senate, including the troop withdrawal language . (article 6)
House and Senate negotiators, meanwhile, will meet to work out differences in the bills, which would provide more than $90 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan . (article 6)
(AP) Cheney says he is "willing to bet" that Democratic lawmakers will back down and approve a war-spending bill that doesn't call for U.S. troops to leave Iraq . (article 1)
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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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