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Is there a way out of the deadlock over the Iraq spending bill?

I'm Lawrence O'Donnell, sitting in for Warren Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio

International, a daily look at the

issues Americans care about most. The House of Representatives wants a time limit on funding the Iraq

war. The Senate wants a non-binding goal of troop withdrawal next year, and the President says he

won't sign a bill with any hint of withdrawal in it. Today, on To the Point, will Congressional Democrats and the President find an Iraq spending

bill they can agree on?

And what does the political struggle in Washington mean on the ground in Iraq?

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I'm Lawrence O'Donnell,

sitting in for Warren Olney, back with To the Point from PRI. How will House Democrats resolve their

differences with Senate Democrats on an Iraq spending bill? And how do they avoid the president's

promised veto for any bill that has a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq? Coming up, we'll talk

about the standoff in Washington

and what it means on the ground in Iraq.

And on reporter's notebook,

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