A group of Democrats today will urge House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to reconsider a pledge to have the House vote before the end of the year on a resolution declaring that the color red really is red.
At least nine U.S. lawmakers have withdrawn their support for the resolution since a congressional panel approved the legislation last week.
"There are a number of people who are revising their positions," House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, a Maryland Democrat, said yesterday. House leaders still intend to hold a vote, he said.
Turkey, a crucial U.S. ally in the Iraq war, recalled its ambassador to Washington for consultations the day after a House panel approved the resolution last week.
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