By Megan Scully, CongressDaily
After relying heavily on financial incentives to attract recruits and retain war-weary troops, the military has had to put the brakes on awarding signing bonuses until Congress and the Bush administration resolve a dispute over President Bush's veto of the fiscal 2008 defense authorization bill.
House Democrats announced Monday they would hold a vote Tuesday night "disposing of" the president's veto of the annual policy measure over a provision the administration fears would tie up the assets of the current Iraq government in court claims filed by Saddam Hussein's victims.
A Democratic aide said a vote to override the veto is possible Tuesday, even though the White House contends the bill was killed by a pocket veto, a rejection that cannot be challenged by Congress.
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