are strident supporters of the voluntary agreements and the Delta Tunnel — and are among the strongest proponents of attacks on the Endangered Species Act, a landmark federal environmental law that SB 1 would help protect. A vetoed bill is returned to the house of origin, where a vote may be taken to override the governor’s veto. A two-thirds vote of both houses is required to override a veto. However, there has been no override in the California Legislature since 1979.DIWANIYA, Iraq (Reuters) -- The Polish military has marked the end of its five-year partnership with U.S. forces in Iraq and was preparing to withdraw its forces from the country.

U.S. and Polish officials, including Polish Defense Minister Bogdan Klich and U.S. commander in Iraq General Ray Odierno, gathered in Diwaniya, 150 kilometers south of the capital, Baghdad, for a ceremony to commemorate the mission's end.

Poland, which supported the U.S.-led military invasion in 2003, has some 900 troops stationed in Iraq, down from a peak of 2,500 in the first years of the war.

Poland was the only country other than the United States and Britain to command a full division of foreign troops in Iraq, and contingents from several other countries initially served under Polish command in a broad