European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 4, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Stars and stripes in the states Bush Congress dems irresponsible by Anne Flaherty the associated press Bush on tues Day called democrats in Congress irresponsible for approving War Bills that order us troops to leave Iraq by certain dates he said such efforts will backfire keeping some troops in Battle even longer in a time of War its irresponsible for the democratic leadership in Congress to delay for months on end while our troops in combat Are waiting for the funds Bush said in a Rose Garden news conference the Bottom line is this Congress failure to fund our troops on the front lines will mean that some of our military families could wait longer for their loved ones to return from the front lines Bush said others could see their loved ones heading Back to the War sooner than they need to Bush comments underscored his standoff with Congress the president renewed veto threats on both a Senate passed Bill calling for most us combat troops to be out of Iraq by March 31 2008 and an even stronger House passed Bill demanding a september 2008 withdrawal he said both Bills undercut the troops Bush bluntly said that Congress could not override such a veto the presidents remarks come one Day after Senate majority Leader Harry Reid Nev announced he would try to eliminate Money for the War if Bush rejects Congress proposal to set a deadline to end combat if s interesting that Harry Reid Leader Reid spoke out with a different option Bush said whatever option they choose we Hope they get Home get a Bill and get it to my desk Bush said and if it has artificial timetables for withdrawal or cuts off funding for our troops or tells our generals How to run a War ill veto it the Senate is in recess this week the House is on break for two weeks the House and Senate Are preparing to Send Bush a Bill by the end of the month that would approve of some billion in new Money for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan but also set an end Date to combat in Iraq the House wants to order troops out by septem Ber 2008 whereas the Senate wants troops to begin leaving right away and set a nonbinding goal of ending combat operations on March 312008 Bush voiced displeasure on tuesday with House speaker Nancy Kelosis trip to Syria saying it sends mixed signals to the Region and to the government of president Bashar Assad there have been a lot of people have gone to see president Assad some americans but a lot of european leaders High ranking officials and yet we Haven seen action Bush said he said Assad had not reined in violent ele ments of militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah As requested by the International Community had acted to destabilize the democratically elected government of Lebanon and were Al lowing foreign fighters to move into Iraq from Syria presidential campaigns raking it in Byli Sidoti the associated press Des Homes Iowa demo crat Hillary Rodham Clinton and Republican Mitt Romney raised breathtaking amounts of Money for their presidential bids in the years first three months gop candidates Rudy Giuliani and John Mccain and Democrat John Edwards also broke records Barack Obama is expected to do the same in a Campaign season of stagger ing sums the tallies for the years first fundraising Quarter effectively separated the big Money con tenders from the pack of More than a dozen republicans and democrats running for president we now officially Cut the Fields in half said Anthony Corrado of Colby College in Maine who specializes in presidential elections and Campaign finance even so he cautioned against placing too much emphasis on the Early Money leaders theres still so much time left As history has shown an Early advantage Doest always make for a party nominee or a White House Winner thus the pacesetters of today will seek to continue beefing up their War chests while their lesser known and lesser fund de rivals feverishly work to make up deficits the potential result we May see even higher fundraising tallies being reported in the months ahead said Michael Toner a former Federal election commis Sion chairman that seems almost unfathomable Given the take in the first Quarter combined five of the six to tier presidential candidates re ported raising a jaw dropping s905 million from Jan 1 through March 3f the sum Doest in clude Obama tally he Likely will disclose it this week strategists from bom parties pre dict the wide open presidential contest could end up surpassing billion in total spending by All candidates and their allies the figures Dwarf previous first Quarter records Democrat Al Gore of Tennessee collected million in 1999 so far the democratic Side has had few surprises that however could change when Obama a fresh Man Illinois senator discloses his numbers for now Clinton has raked in the most among candidates who have reported their results with million it want immediately Clear just How much was primary and general election Money for his part Edwards collected million including million for the general election new Mexico gov Bill Richard son raised million the outcome was far less predictable on the Republican Side Romney reported a million take a surprising amount even though Hes known As a deft fund Raiser of that million was a loan from the candidate himself he remains in single digits in most National popularity Polk Giuliani who leads the gop candidates in National surveys by Dou ble digits brought in million perhaps the most stunning Fig ure came from Mccain the Arizona senator who once was consid ered the favorite to win the Nomina Tion he collected Only million that was far below expectations Given that he spent More than a year building a National Campaign organization collecting endorse ments of the Republican establish ment and Locking up the support of a slew of big time gop donors pages 2 shot 1 killed in conflict in can building Atlanta a Domestic Dis Pute erupted in gunfire 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