A fierce political battle over a Democratic plan to pull U.S. troops from Iraq triggered a veto promise from Bush, but negotiations on a new bill have quietly begun. The Democratic-led Congress plans to send Bush a bill on Tuesday that gives $124 billion for the war in Iraq but requires a pullout to begin by October 1. The White House has said Bush will waste no time in vetoing it and may do so the day he gets it.Debate on the bill has been marked by escalating rhetoric, with Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid (news, bio, voting record) of Nevada saying Bush has already lost the war and Republicans labeling him a defeatist.But behind the scenes, many from both sides expect an eventual compromise.One effort toward a compromise will focus on so-called benchmarks -- goals for measuring Iraqi progress....
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