http://www.timeswv.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:07:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/apstorysection/local_story_274230736.html http://www.timeswv.com/apstorysection/local_story_274230736.html Thwarted in efforts to bring troops home from Iraq, Senate Democrats on Monday helped pass a defense policy bill authorizing another $150 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.The 92-3 vote comes as the House planned to approve separate legislation Tuesday that requires President Bush to give Congress a plan for eventual troop withdrawals. Mon, 10 Sep 2007 23:39:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/apstorysection/local_story_253233954.html http://www.timeswv.com/apstorysection/local_story_253233954.html The top U.S. general in Iraq outlined plans Monday for the withdrawal of 30,000 troops by next summer, drawing praise from the White House but a chilly reception from anti-war Democrats.Gen. David Petraeus said a 2,000-member Marine unit would return home this month without replacement in the first sizable cut since a 2003 U.S-led invasion toppled Saddam Hussein and unleashed sectarian violence.