Bush Asks for More Time ; House Approves April Troop Pullout

The Washington Times › July 13, 2007

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The Democrat-led House yesterday passed a bill to withdraw most U.S. troops from Iraq by April - gaining two new Republican supporters in three months but leaving it well shy of the votes needed to override President Bush's promised veto.

Democrats said the 223-201 vote reflected growing public opposition to the war and an effort to pull troops from the carnage of a "civil war."

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Bush Asks for More Time ; House Approves April Troop Pullout

"We will repeat that judgment legislatively as often as necessary, hopefully with an increasing level of support from our Republican colleagues," said House Speaker...

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