Nov 16th, 2007 · Before leaving town for two weeks, the Senate failed to move forward on an Iraq war funding measure including a timeline for troop withdrawal. Gridlock also prevailed on the farm bill and other measures.
Jul 13th, 2007 · As President Bush urges patience and members of Congress call for timelines and withdrawal plans for Iraq, Michele Norris went to the White House to talk with National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley. Hadley strongly defended the need to wait until September to judge success of the current strategy in Iraq.
Jun 29th, 2007 · Scientists tracking the surprising things that (literally) come out of a baby over the course of a year have been able to trace a timeline of the development of bacterial ecosystems within the human gut. Scientists are learning more about how our intestinal tracts become colonized with bacteria.
May 25th, 2007 · President Bush has signed a bill providing $100 billion to pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan through September. The bill represents a victory for the president, who vetoed a previous version that contained a timeline for withdrawing U.S. troops. But congressional leaders of both parties say the bill doesn't represent the final word on the debate.
May 24th, 2007 · President Bush says that he is glad the House has agreed to send him a funding bill for Iraq that does not set a timetable for troop withdrawal. The bill funds the war through September, when members of Congress are hoping to hear reports of political and military progress.
May 23rd, 2007 · Democrats in Congress are no longer pushing for troop withdrawal timelines as part of an Iraq war funding bill. The emergency war spending bill they intend to pass this week and send to the White House only asks the President to report on how benchmarks for progress in Iraq are being met.
May 2nd, 2007 · As promised, President Bush rejects a bill to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan because it included a timeline for U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq. The president frames the measure as political maneuvering. Democrats say they're trying to honor the wishes of voters.
May 1st, 2007 · Congress is sending its Iraq war funding bill to the White House, including timelines for gradual troop withdrawal. President Bush is promising to veto the bill.