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WASHINGTON (CBS News) ― The Democratic-controlled House passed a nonbinding resolution Friday criticizing President Bush's plan to increase the number of U.S. troops in Iraq, opening an epic confrontation between Congress and the commander in chief over an unpopular war that has taken the lives of more than 3,100 U.S. military personnel.

The measure was approved on a vote of 246-182, following an extraordinary four-day debate. Seventeen Republicans crossed party lines to support the resolution, while two Democrats opposed it.

"The passage of this legislation will signal a change in direction that will end the fighting and bring our troops home," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, endorsing the measure that takes issue with Mr. Bush's decision to send an additional 21,500 U.S. troops into battle.

The president's Republican allies battled to the end against the measure, saying resolve is more important than resolutions and warning against the follow-up measures that some Democrats advocate to force a change in policy.

"Their so-called slow-bleed approach is the bite that will surely hurt those fighting under America's flag overseas," said Rep. Roy Blunt of Missouri, the second-ranking Republican, as debate neared an end.

"This nonbinding resolution is the first step in an all-too-binding spiral toward defeat in a fight that we cannot afford to lose," he said.

The developments in the House marked the first vote of the new Congress on the war. Roughly 400 of 434 lawmakers spoke during four days of debate – an unusual amount of time devoted to a single measure.

Passage in the House sets the stage for a test vote Saturday in the Senate, where Republicans have said they intend to block consideration of the measure unless Democrats grant equal treatment to an alternative measure that opposes cutting funds for the troops.

"I will do everything in my power to ensure the House resolution dies an inglorious death in the Senate," said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.

The House measure disapproves of Mr. Bush's decision to increase troop strength, and commits Congress to "support and protect" the troops.

There was never any doubt at the White House that it would lose the House vote. In fact, reports CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller, officials didn't try very hard to prevent the defeat. But spokesman Tony Snow said those who voted for the measure are "gambling on failure."

"Suppose you start to see signs of success," Snow told reporters before the vote. "Then, are these members going to come out and say 'We were wrong.' Are they going to have another resolution?"

What has the White House worried, Snow said, is that this resolution might lead to a binding measure to cut off funding or restrict deployments of U.S. troops in Iraq.

Friday's vote came at a time of growing public weariness over the war.

More than half of those surveyed say the Iraq war is a hopeless cause, according to an AP-Ipsos poll released Friday. A total of 38 percent wants to cut money for the additional troops that President Bush is sending to Iraq, and 29 percent want to cut off all funding for the war.

Their vote against the president's troop increase was purely symbolic, but CBS News correspondent Sharyl Attkisson reports Democrats are now focusing on the next step – binding actions to halt the surge.

Rep. John Murtha, head of the powerful House committee that approves funding for the war, is the lead architect of the new plan.

"The real vote will come on this legislation I'm putting together," Murtha, D-Pa., said Thursday.

Murtha's legislation would set strict conditions on combat deployments, including a year rest between combat tours; ultimately, the congressman says, his measure would make it impossible for President Bush to maintain his planned deployment of a total of about 160,000 troops for months on end.

"If they can't extend people, if they can't send people back that don't have equipment and so forth, they can't continue the surge is what it amounts to," Murtha said.

Murtha's proposal also might block the funding of military operations inside Iran — a measure intended to send a signal to Mr. Bush that he will need Congress' blessing if he is planning another war.

"The president could veto it, but then he wouldn't have any money," Murtha told an anti-war group in an interview broadcast on movecongress.org.

In a speech Thursday, Mr. Bush said he expects Congress to live up to its promise to support the troops.

"We have a responsibility, Republicans and Democrats have a responsibility, to give our troops the resources they need to do their job and the flexibility they need to prevail," Mr. Bush said.

VOTE ROLL CALL

The 246-182 roll call Friday by which the House passed a nonbinding measure opposing President Bush's decision to deploy more troops to Iraq. A "yes" vote is a vote to pass the resolution.

Voting yes were 229 Democrats and 17 Republicans. Voting no were 2 Democrats and 180 Republicans. X denotes those not voting.

There is one vacancy in the 435-member House.

ALABAMA

Democrats -- Cramer, Y; Davis, Y.

Republicans -- Aderholt, N; Bachus, N; Bonner, N; Everett, N; Rogers, N.

ALASKA

Republicans -- Young, N.

ARIZONA

Democrats -- Giffords, Y; Grijalva, Y; Mitchell, Y; Pastor, Y.

Republicans -- Flake, N; Franks, N; Renzi, N; Shadegg, N.

ARKANSAS

Democrats -- Berry, Y; Ross, Y; Snyder, Y.

Republicans -- Boozman, N.

CALIFORNIA

Democrats -- Baca, Y; Becerra, Y; Berman, Y; Capps, Y; Cardoza, Y; Costa, Y; Davis, Y; Eshoo, Y; Farr, Y; Filner, Y; Harman, Y; Honda, Y; Lantos, Y; Lee, Y; Lofgren, Zoe, Y; Matsui, Y; McNerney, Y; Millender-McDonald, Y; Miller, George, Y; Napolitano, Y; Pelosi, Y; Roybal-Allard, Y; Sanchez, Linda T., Y; Sanchez, Loretta, Y; Schiff, Y; Sherman, Y; Solis, Y; Stark, Y; Tauscher, Y; Thompson, Y; Waters, Y; Watson, Y; Waxman, Y; Woolsey, Y.

Republicans -- Bilbray, N; Bono, N; Calvert, N; Campbell, N; Doolittle, N; Dreier, N; Gallegly, N; Herger, N; Hunter, N; Issa, N; Lewis, N; Lungren, Daniel E., N; McCarthy, N; McKeon, N; Miller, Gary, N; Nunes, N; Radanovich, N; Rohrabacher, N; Royce, N.

COLORADO

Democrats -- DeGette, Y; Perlmutter, Y; Salazar, Y; Udall, Y.

Republicans -- Lamborn, N; Musgrave, N; Tancredo, N.

CONNECTICUT

Democrats -- Courtney, Y; DeLauro, Y; Larson, Y; Murphy, Y.

Republicans -- Shays, N.

DELAWARE

Republicans -- Castle, Y.

FLORIDA

Democrats -- Boyd, Y; Brown, Corrine, Y; Castor, Y; Hastings, Y; Klein, Y; Mahoney, Y; Meek, Y; Wasserman Schultz, Y; Wexler, Y.

Republicans -- Bilirakis, N; Brown-Waite, Ginny, N; Buchanan, N; Crenshaw, N; Diaz-Balart, L., N; Diaz-Balart, M., N; Feeney, N; Keller, Y; Mack, N; Mica, N; Miller, N; Putnam, N; Ros-Lehtinen, N; Stearns, N; Weldon, N; Young, N.

GEORGIA

Democrats -- Barrow, Y; Bishop, Y; Johnson, Y; Lewis, Y; Marshall, N; Scott, Y.

Republicans -- Deal, N; Gingrey, N; Kingston, N; Linder, N; Price, N; Westmoreland, N.

HAWAII

Democrats -- Abercrombie, Y; Hirono, Y.

IDAHO

Republicans -- Sali, N; Simpson, N.

ILLINOIS

Democrats -- Bean, Y; Costello, Y; Davis, Y; Emanuel, Y; Gutierrez, Y; Hare, Y; Jackson, Y; Lipinski, Y; Rush, Y; Schakowsky, Y.

Republicans -- Biggert, N; Hastert, X; Johnson, Y; Kirk, Y; LaHood, N; Manzullo, N; Roskam, N; Shimkus, N; Weller, N.

INDIANA

Democrats -- Carson, Y; Donnelly, Y; Ellsworth, Y; Hill, Y; Visclosky, Y.

Republicans -- Burton, N; Buyer, N; Pence, N; Souder, N.

IOWA

Democrats -- Boswell, Y; Braley, Y; Loebsack, Y.

Republicans -- King, N; Latham, N.

KANSAS

Democrats -- Boyda, Y; Moore, Y.

Republicans -- Moran, N; Tiahrt, N.

KENTUCKY

Democrats -- Chandler, Y; Yarmuth, Y.

Republicans -- Davis, N; Lewis, N; Rogers, N; Whitfield, N.

LOUISIANA

Democrats -- Jefferson, Y; Melancon, Y.

Republicans -- Alexander, N; Baker, N; Boustany, X; Jindal, N; McCrery, N.

MAINE

Democrats -- Allen, Y; Michaud, Y.

MARYLAND

Democrats -- Cummings, Y; Hoyer, Y; Ruppersberger, Y; Sarbanes, Y; Van Hollen, Y; Wynn, Y.

Republicans -- Bartlett, N; Gilchrest, Y.

MASSACHUSETTS

Democrats -- Capuano, Y; Delahunt, Y; Frank, Y; Lynch, Y; Markey, Y; McGovern, Y; Meehan, Y; Neal, Y; Olver, Y; Tierney, Y.

MICHIGAN

Democrats -- Conyers, Y; Dingell, Y; Kildee, Y; Kilpatrick, Y; Levin, Y; Stupak, Y.

Republicans -- Camp, N; Ehlers, N; Hoekstra, N; Knollenberg, N; McCotter, N; Miller, N; Rogers, N; Upton, Y; Walberg, N.

MINNESOTA

Democrats -- Ellison, Y; McCollum, Y; Oberstar, Y; Peterson, Y; Walz, Y.

Republicans -- Bachmann, N; Kline, N; Ramstad, Y.

MISSISSIPPI

Democrats -- Taylor, N; Thompson, Y.

Republicans -- Pickering, N; Wicker, N.

MISSOURI

Democrats -- Carnahan, Y; Clay, Y; Cleaver, Y; Skelton, Y.

Republicans -- Akin, N; Blunt, N; Emerson, N; Graves, N; Hulshof, N.

MONTANA

Republicans -- Rehberg, N.

NEBRASKA

Republicans -- Fortenberry, N; Smith, N; Terry, N.

NEVADA

Democrats -- Berkley, Y.

Republicans -- Heller, N; Porter, N.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Democrats -- Hodes, Y; Shea-Porter, Y.

NEW JERSEY

Democrats -- Andrews, Y; Holt, Y; Pallone, Y; Pascrell, Y; Payne, Y; Rothman, Y; Sires, Y.

Republicans -- Ferguson, N; Frelinghuysen, N; Garrett, N; LoBiondo, X; Saxton, N; Smith, N.

NEW MEXICO

Democrats -- Udall, Y.

Republicans -- Pearce, N; Wilson, N.

NEW YORK

Democrats -- Ackerman, Y; Arcuri, Y; Bishop, Y; Clarke, Y; Crowley, Y; Engel, Y; Gillibrand, Y; Hall, Y; Higgins, Y; Hinchey, Y; Israel, Y; Lowey, Y; Maloney, Y; McCarthy, Y; McNulty, Y; Meeks, Y; Nadler, X; Rangel, Y; Serrano, Y; Slaughter, Y; Towns, Y; Velazquez, Y; Weiner, Y.

Republicans -- Fossella, N; King, N; Kuhl, N; McHugh, N; Reynolds, N; Walsh, Y.

NORTH CAROLINA

Democrats -- Butterfield, Y; Etheridge, Y; McIntyre, Y; Miller, Y; Price, Y; Shuler, Y; Watt, Y.

Republicans -- Coble, Y; Foxx, N; Hayes, N; Jones, Y; McHenry, N; Myrick, N.

NORTH DAKOTA

Democrats -- Pomeroy, Y.

OHIO

Democrats -- Jones, Y; Kaptur, Y; Kucinich, Y; Ryan, Y; Space, Y; Sutton, Y; Wilson, Y.

Republicans -- Boehner, N; Chabot, N; Gillmor, N; Hobson, N; Jordan, N; LaTourette, Y; Pryce, N; Regula, N; Schmidt, N; Tiberi, N; Turner, N.

OKLAHOMA

Democrats -- Boren, Y.

Republicans -- Cole, N; Fallin, N; Lucas, N; Sullivan, N.

OREGON

Democrats -- Blumenauer, Y; DeFazio, Y; Hooley, Y; Wu, Y.

Republicans -- Walden, N.

PENNSYLVANIA

Democrats -- Altmire, Y; Brady, Y; Carney, Y; Doyle, Y; Fattah, Y; Holden, Y; Kanjorski, Y; Murphy, Patrick, Y; Murtha, Y; Schwartz, Y; Sestak, Y.

Republicans -- Dent, N; English, Y; Gerlach, N; Murphy, Tim, N; Peterson, N; Pitts, N; Platts, N; Shuster, N.

RHODE ISLAND

Democrats -- Kennedy, Y; Langevin, Y.

SOUTH CAROLINA

Democrats -- Clyburn, Y; Spratt, Y.

Republicans -- Barrett, N; Brown, N; Inglis, Y; Wilson, N.

SOUTH DAKOTA

Democrats -- Herseth, Y.

TENNESSEE

Democrats -- Cohen, Y; Cooper, Y; Davis, Lincoln, Y; Gordon, Y; Tanner, Y.

Republicans -- Blackburn, N; Davis, David, N; Duncan, Y; Wamp, N.

TEXAS

Democrats -- Cuellar, Y; Doggett, Y; Edwards, Y; Gonzalez, Y; Green, Al, Y; Green, Gene, Y; Hinojosa, Y; Jackson-Lee, Y; Johnson, E. B., Y; Lampson, Y; Ortiz, Y; Reyes, Y; Rodriguez, Y.

Republicans -- Barton, N; Brady, N; Burgess, N; Carter, N; Conaway, N; Culberson, N; Gohmert, N; Granger, N; Hall, N; Hensarling, N; Johnson, Sam, N; Marchant, N; McCaul, N; Neugebauer, N; Paul, Y; Poe, N; Sessions, N; Smith, N; Thornberry, N.

UTAH

Democrats -- Matheson, Y.

Republicans -- Bishop, N; Cannon, N.

VERMONT

Democrats -- Welch, Y.

VIRGINIA

Democrats -- Boucher, Y; Moran, Y; Scott, Y.

Republicans -- Cantor, N; Davis, Jo Ann, X; Davis, Tom, Y; Drake, N; Forbes, N; Goode, N; Goodlatte, N; Wolf, N.

WASHINGTON

Democrats -- Baird, X; Dicks, Y; Inslee, Y; Larsen, Y; McDermott, Y; Smith, Y.

Republicans -- Hastings, N; McMorris Rodgers, N; Reichert, N.

WEST VIRGINIA

Democrats -- Mollohan, Y; Rahall, Y.

Republicans -- Capito, N.

WISCONSIN

Democrats -- Baldwin, Y; Kagen, Y; Kind, Y; Moore, Y; Obey, Y.

Republicans -- Petri, Y; Ryan, N; Sensenbrenner, N.

WYOMING

Republicans -- Cubin, N.

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