Dems Pass Bill To Bring Troops Home In 2008

AP March 23, 2007 11:04 AM

A sharply divided House voted Friday to order President Bush to bring combat troops home fromIraq next year, a victory for Democrats in an epic war-powers struggle and Congress' boldest challenge yet to the administration's policy.

Ignoring a White House veto threat, lawmakers voted 218-212, mostly along party lines, for a war spending bill requiring that combat operations cease before September 2008, or earlier if the Iraqi government does not meet certain requirements. Democrats said it was time to heed the mandate of their election sweep last November, which gave them control of Congress.

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