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| Marathon Iraq talks in US Senate |
| The US Senate is holding an all-night session as the Democrats seek to pass legislation requiring an early withdrawal of US troops from Iraq.
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 18-July-2007
0:58:45 AM |
| Beds, pillows and snacks have been brought into the Senate building, where votes will be held through the night.
The Democrats hope to push wavering Republicans to break ranks. They have so far been unable to raise the 60 votes needed to move to a final vote.
Republican leaders have dismissed the round-the-clock session as theatrics.
They say the Democrats are simply seeking to placate anti-war activists who have criticised the party for its lack of progress on changing course in Iraq since last year's mid-term elections.
'Real thing'
The legislation at stake, proposed by Democratic senators Carl Levin and Jack Reed, would require the withdrawal of most US troops from Iraq by the end of April 2008, with redeployment starting within 120 days of the bill's passage.
The vote to bring debate to an end and move to a final ballot on passage of the bill is expected to take place at about noon on Wednesday (1600 GMT).
However, the Republicans are using a procedural measure to insist on 60 votes for victory rather than a simple majority of the Senate's 100 members.
That means there is little chance of the Democrats succeeding, but they may hope the all-night spectacle will demonstrate their determination to begin withdrawing from Iraq, says the BBC's James Westhead in Washington.
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