Thursday, September 20, 2007

US Troops' Iraq Leave Bid Blocked by Republicans

Senate Republicans have blocked a bid by Democrats to give US troops in Iraq more home leave - a plan strongly opposed by Bush. The Democrats wanted US troops to have time off between tours in Iraq equal to their 15-month deployments. The measure needed 60 votes to pass in the Democratic controlled Senate but received only 56 votes.

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