SENATE DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL FAILS TO MOVE FORWARD IN WASHINGTON

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, speaks to the media after an all-night debate ended in defeat of a Senate defense authorization bill that included a timeline for withdrawal from Iraq on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 18, 2007. Behind McConnell are Sen. John McCain, R-AZ, Sen. Trent Lott, R-MS, and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-TX (L to R). (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)