House approves Iraq resolution

CAPTIOL HILL - The House Thursday gave a vote of approval to the resolution giving the president the power to launch an attack against Iraq. <br> <br> The vote was 296-to-133. <br> <br> More than 120 Democrats voted against the measure, even though their House leader had been one of its authors. <br> <br> In arguing for the resolution, House Majority Whip Tom DeLay told his colleagues that the dangers of inaction &#39;&#39;far outweigh&#39;&#39; the risks of confronting evil. <br> <br> Earlier, the House rejected several Democratic alternatives. <br> <br> One required the president to return to Congress for a second vote on the use of force if he decided that working with the U.N. was futile. <br> <br> Another would have committed the U.S. to the U.N. inspections process but didn&#39;t authorize unilateral force. <br> <br> On the other side of the capitol, the Senate is moving toward a vote to approve the resolution. It had earlier voted to end delaying tactics. <br> <br> That came after Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle became the last top congressional Democrat to announce he&#39;d vote for the resolution. <br> <br> He called it a &#39;&#39;statement of American resolve.&#39;&#39;<br> <br> President Bush hailed the House vote.<br> <br> ``The days of Iraq acting like an outlaw state are coming to an end.&#39;&#39;