Indian PM to meet Bush as Congress weighs nuclear deal

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was to meet with US President George W. Bush at the White House on Thursday as the two leaders tried to rally vital congressional support for a civilian nuclear agreement between their countries. Congressional approval of the deal was in question as proponents in Congress scrambled to win approval before lawmakers wrap up this year's session to campaign for November's elections. A Senate committee overwhelmingly approved a bill on the nuclear agreement this week, but the measure has not been presented on the floor there or in the House of Representatives. Supporters had hoped to have it included in a broader spending bill Wednesday, but the bill passed the House without it. Lawmakers were looking Thursday for other ways to win approval.