Senate Blocks Iraq War Money« Thread Started on Nov 16, 2007

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Senate Blocks Iraq War Money« Thread Started on Nov 16, 2007, 9:47pm » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Senate Blocks Iraq War MoneyBy ANNE FLAHERTY – 10 hours ago read at source> http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hcWJ ... QD8SUSI7G1 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Friday blocked a Democratic proposal that would have paid for the Iraq war but required that troops start coming home.The 53-45 vote was seven votes short of the 60 needed to advance. It came minutes after the Senate rejected a Republican proposal to pay for the Iraq war with no strings attached.Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said the only way to get troops the money was to approve the restrictions outlined by Democrats.