Here are today’s headlines from the Kansas congressional delegation:Rep. Nancy Boyda (D) !(Bloomberg) Democrats Seek Withdrawal of Troops From Iraq in 2008: House Democrats said they will seek to force the withdrawal next year of U.S. combat troops from Iraq, a proposal that President George W. Bush’s aides immediately said he would veto. The Democrats’ withdrawal requirement will be attached to a war-spending measure and is intended to refocus military attention on the U.S. fight against the Taliban in Afghanistan, Democrats said. … Under the House legislation, Bush would have to certify that the Iraqi government is making progress in bringing peace to the nation on July 1 and again on October 1, for U.S. troops to remain in the country. Even if the Iraqis meet those conditions, U.S. troop withdrawals would have to begin by March 1, 2008, and be completed within six months. … Democrats who had expressed skepticism about putting undue restraints on military commanders in the field said it appeared that the measure introduced today would meet their approval. “I think it is sufficiently broad to bring in enough of my colleagues,” Dennis Cardoza of California said. Kansas Democrat Nancy Boyda said it strikes a “good balance.”Rep. Jerry Moran (R) !(AP) War bill may be tough for officials in farm states: Billions of dollars in agricultural disaster aid are tangled up in House legislation that would withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq by next year, creating a dilemma for some farm-state members of Congress. … Farm-state members from both parties have made disaster aid a top priority for the last year. Several Republicans said Thursday that adding the money to a controversial war bill is not the way to get it. … Likewise, Rep. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., considers farm disaster assistance his top agriculture priority this year. But he said he’s disappointed that it is part of a spending bill that will be “very controversial.”Sen. Pat Roberts (R)!(Reuters) Globalization fears driving fast-track debate: Fears about U.S. job losses from globalization are driving the debate over renewing the White House’s fast-track trade negotiating authority and may require legislative action on a number of fronts, a top Senate Democrat said on Thursday. … Fast-track authority allows the White House to negotiate trade agreements that Congress must approve or reject without making changes. Critics say lawmakers have too little influence over the outcome of trade deals and should have more say over which countries the United States picks for trade talks. … Some Republicans expressed concern the United States could be forced to sit on the sidelines after July 1, while other countries continued to negotiate trade deals. “I don’t think you can do all that in 120 days,” said Sen. Pat Roberts, a Kansas Republican, referring to suggestions that fast track be part of a larger legislative package to provide a buffer from globalization.