Thursday, April 26, 2007

House passes Iraq withdrawal timetable

President Bush and the Democratic-controlled Congress lurched toward a veto showdown over Iraq on Wednesday, as the House passed legislation that would order troops to begin coming home by October 1. The bill passed the House by a vote of 218-208. Nine Democrats voted against the bill and two Republicans voted for it.



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