The U.S. House of Representatives nears a historic vote on the rosolution to oppose President George W. Bush’s plan to escalate the war in Iraq with 21,500 more troops.

Democrats pushed a measure critical of President Bush’s Iraq policy to the brink of House passage on Friday, the culmination of an extraordinary four-day debate over a war that has killed more than 3,100 U.S. troops, according to the Associated Press.

“The passage of this legislation will signal a change in direction that will end the fighting and bring our troops home,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in prepared remarks, endorsing the measure that takes issue with Bush’s decision to send more troops into the faltering battle.

We’ll bring you the vote tally as soon as it’s available.

Meanwhile, we just got the tripod set up and are about to begin counting and photographing birds for the Great Backyard Birdcount. We’ll put something up as soon as we can…

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