The US House of Representatives voted down a bill to spend $163 billion on the Iraq and Afghanistan battles. Below is a comparison of the headline and lede sentence from some major US media outlets:
• Fox News: House Rejects $163B to Fund Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan - “The Democratic-led House on Thursday rejected more funds to pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as many Republicans angry over the majority party’s tactics sat out the vote.”
• CNN: Republicans block Democrats’ war funding bill - “Republicans in the House of Representatives blocked a $163 billion war funding bill Thursday, dealing a surprising defeat to Democrats who had expected to pass the measure.”
• USA Today: House rejects $163 billion in troop funding - “The House has rejected a $163 billion bill to fund military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan into next year.”
• ABC News: House Blocks Iraq War Money and Sets Pullout Plan - “The House of Representatives, in a surprise and largely symbolic move, defeated legislation on Thursday to fund the war in Iraq for another year.”
• CBS News - Nothing as of late afternoon Thursday 05/15/08.
• MSNBC: House rejects Iraq war funding bill - “The House on Thursday passed a Democratic plan sharply boosting education benefits for Iraq-Afghanistan veterans and awarding people whose unemployment benefits have expired with a 13-week extension.”
