Congress OKs money for troops as Democrats back off on timeline

Friday, May 25, 2007

WASHINGTON -- Bowing to President Bush, the Democratic-controlled Congress grudgingly approved fresh billions for the Iraq war Thursday night, minus the troop withdrawal timeline that drew his earlier veto.

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