Dem Leaders Nix Iran Provision To Focus On Iraq Withdrawal Bill

Dem Leaders Nix Iran Provision To Focus On Iraq Withdrawal Bill

Top House Democrats retreated Monday from an attempt to limit
President Bush's authority for taking military action against
Iran as the leadership concentrated on a looming confrontation with the White House over the
Iraq war.

Officials said Speaker Nancy Pelosi (news, bio, voting record) and other members of the leadership had decided to strip from a major military spending bill a requirement for Bush to gain approval from Congress before moving against Iran.

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