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Article: Democrats split over Iraq war funding; They're seeking to sway Bush's war policy when his request for $93.4 billion comes up next week.(USA)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- March 2, 2007
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Byline: Gail Russell Chaddock Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
WASHINGTON -- After starting the 110th Congress with a big antiwar mandate, Democrats are scrambling to find a way forward on an issue that is driving wedges deep into their new majority.
At issue is how aggressively Democrats can challenge President Bush's war policy without alienating so many of their own caucus members that they lose key votes.
The next test will be how the House handles Mr. Bush's $93.4 billion war-funding request, which comes before the Appropriations Committee next week.
"It's a work in progress," says Rep. Ike Skelton (D) of Missouri, ...