House rejects Iraq withdrawal timetable
The GOP led House voted 256 153 to approve a nonbinding resolution opposing an arbitrary withdrawal date. Pelosi decried the move as a stunt while 42 Democrats joined most Republicans in support, highlighting political risk ahead of November elections. The debate stretched over two days as lawmakers framed the issue for voters.
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U.S
Iraq
Senate
John Boehner
Ohio
Nancy Pelosi
Congress
Capitol Hill
GOP
Pelosi
Bush
Republican Senate Campaign Committee
Harold Ford Jr
Tennessee
Sherrod Brown
Mike DeWine
Jim Gerlach
R-Pa
Vic Snyder
D-Ark
Mike Conaway
R-Texas
John Murtha
D-Pa
Meth traffic spreads from rural Illinois to Chicago area
Lawmakers say meth is expanding from rural Illinois into Chicago and suburbs as drug runners push into the city. Gov Blagojevich signed a trafficking law, raising penalties. Cook County accounted for 45 percent of statewide meth seizures last year with larger average busts than downstate. Police say Chicago’s meth is driven by organized traffickers, not homegrown labs, prompting tougher controls on pseudoephedrine and curb-to-counter restrictions.
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Springfield
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Chicago
Chapin Rose
R-Mahomet
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Robert Bauer
Authority
Bauer
Downstate
Windy City
Rose
Rod Blagojevich
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