Antiwar Groups Press Democrats to Vote Against Iraq Bill« Thread Started on May 24, 2007, 10:43am » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Antiwar Groups Press Democrats to Vote Against Iraq BillBy Shailagh MurrayWashington Post Staff WriterThursday, May 24, 2007; Page A06read at source> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... tmlAntiwar groups waged a last-ditch effort yesterday to block an Iraq spending bill after Democrats, conceding that they did not have enough votes to override a threatened veto from President Bush, dropped deadlines for troop withdrawals from the legislation.The groups flooded congressional offices with phone calls and e-mails and threatened long-term political reprisals if Democrats decide to support the legislation when it comes before the House and the Senate, where voting is expected to start tonight, possibly extending through Friday morning.