Cámara de EE.UU. posterga votación sobre recursos para guerra en Irak
Posted: 2008-05-08 11:50:20
Washington (EFE).- Lideres demócratas de la Cámara de
Representantes postergaron una votación sobre un proyecto de
asignación de 195.000 millones de dólares para la guerra en Irak que
incluye una enmienda sobre una retirada de las tropas de ese país,
dijeron fuentes legislativas.
El proyecto, que debía ser sometido a una votación mañana,
también incluye fondos para financiar parcialmente asistencia
económica a veteranos de guerra y ayuda a desempleados.
"La votación se ha postergado. No se ha fijado nueva fecha para
esa votación", dijo una fuente demócrata del Congreso.-

This handout picture obtained on February 26, 2008 from the Metropolitan Police press office shows Mohammed Hamid. Mohammed Hamid, who dubbed himself "Osama bin London", was found guilty of organising extremist training camps and soliciting murder by a British court Tuesday February 26, 2008. Pupils of Mohammed Hamid, 50, included four of the men later convicted of being involved in failed bomb attacks on the London public transport system on July 21, 2005. AFP PHOTO/METROPOLITAN POLICE/HANDOUT.****NO SALES****RESTRICTED FOR EDITORIAL USE**** (Photo credit should read METROPOLITAN POLICE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Pakistani soldiers carry the coffin of Lieutenant General Mushtaq Baig, who was killed in a suicide attack, at funeral prayers, in Rawalpindi on February 26, 2008. Pakistan's military said that a suicide attack on 25 February which killed the army's top medical officer and seven others was likely in retaliation for operations against Islamic militants near the Afghan border. AFP PHOTO/HO/INTER SERVICE PUBLIC RELATIONS --RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE-- (Photo credit should read INTER SERVICE PUBLIC RELATIONS/AFP/Getty Images)
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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf (4R), army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani (2R) and senior military officials offer funeral prayers for Lieutenant General Mushtaq Baig, who was killed in a suicide attack, in Rawalpindi on February 26, 2008. Pakistan's military said that a suicide attack on 25 February which killed the army's top medical officer and seven others was likely in retaliation for operations against Islamic militants near the Afghan border. AFP PHOTO/HO/INTER SERVICE PUBLIC RELATIONS --RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE-- (Photo credit should read INTER SERVICE PUBLIC RELATIONS/AFP/Getty Images)
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An Afghan carry bread to market for sell in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb 26, 2008.(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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Afghan women walk through a muddy road in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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An Afghan road side carpet seller offers prayers as an burqa clad woman passes by in a local market in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb 26, 2008. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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Acting Counter Narcotics Minister General Khodaidad speaks during an interview in Kabul February 26, 2008. A particularly harsh winter that killed poppy seedlings and efforts underway to eradicate the plants as they sprouts could curb Afghanistan's record breaking opium crop, the acting anti-drugs minister said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani (AFGHANISTAN)
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An undated handout photograph shows Mohammed Hamid who was accused of encouraging his followers to murder non-believers and of running a terrorist training camp, has been found guilty, in London on February 26, 2008. REUTERS/Metropolitan Police/Handout. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS..
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Acting Counter Narcotics Minister General Khodaidad speaks during an interview in Kabul February 26, 2008. A particularly harsh winter that killed poppy seedlings and efforts underway to eradicate the plants as they sprouts could curb Afghanistan's record breaking opium crop, the acting anti-drugs minister said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani (AFGHANISTAN)
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An Afghan boy sits outside his shop as Afghan women walk through a muddy road in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008.(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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El anuncio del aplazamiento se conoció después de que la
presidenta de la Cámara, la demócrata Nancy Pelosi, prometió que
escucharía las preocupaciones de algunos legisladores sobre la
inclusión en el proyecto de otras iniciativas.
Varios legisladores republicanos habían protestado porque no se
les dio oportunidad de participar en la elaboración del proyecto y
como protesta plantearon una serie de mociones de procedimiento.
"No nos han permitido introducir ninguna enmienda", dijo John
Boehner, líder de la minoría republicana en la Cámara de
Representantes.
"No se ha permitido que se oigan las voces de la mitad del pueblo
estadounidense", agregó.
"Sus preocupaciones son legítimas y deben atenderse", señaló
Pelosi, quien trató de impedir que se agreguen iniciativas al
proyecto.
El presidente George W. Bush prometió vetar el proyecto si este
contiene mociones no vinculadas directamente, excepto la extensión
de beneficios de desempleo y un aumento en los beneficios de
educación para las tropas que regresan de Irak. EFE
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