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To: Road Walker who wrote (324714)	2/6/2007 1:42:58 AM
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Well, it looks like the GOP has regrouped and they are back to flipping their constituents the bird. I think Cheney must really scare them. ____________________________________________________________ Republicans block debate on Iraq Mon Feb 5, 2007 11:47pm ET By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans blocked a debate on the Iraq war in the U.S. Senate on Monday, dealing a setback to critics of President George W. Bush's plan to send in thousands more troops, but Democrats warned they would not give up trying to force Bush to change course. Republicans largely united to employ Senate rules against the newly elected Democratic majority to derail the debate on a resolution expressing disagreement with Bush's plan to deploy an additional 21,500 troops in Iraq. Democrats vowed to return to the subject when it considers billions more in funding for the Iraq war requested by Bush on Monday. "We are going to debate Iraq. They may stop us temporarily from debating the escalation but they are not going to stop us from debating Iraq," declared Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada. The resolution would not have been binding on the president, but it was the first serious attempt by Congress to confront Bush over the unpopular war. Under Senate rules it needed 60 votes before the 100-member Senate could begin debate. It received only 49, with 47 voting against in a largely party-line vote. Opponents said the measure, sponsored by Virginia Republican Sen. John Warner and Michigan Democratic Sen. Carl Levin, was a thinly disguised political slap at Bush that would dishearten U.S. troops and signal American disunity. Continued... © Reuters 2007. All Rights Reserved. < Previous 1 \| 2 Next > today.reuters.com

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