Congressional Democrats back expanded war in Afghanistan
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| In the face of growing popular opposition to the war in Afghanistan, the US House of Representatives voted by overwhelming majorities of both Democrats and Republicans to continue the war, which the O... ... |
GOP to House Democrats: If You Lean on Your Senate Colleagues, Will They be There, or Will You Fall?
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| Senate Republicans have some words of wisdom for House Democrats. ... |
GOP senators wage war on reconciliation
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| Senate Republicans say they uniformly will oppose all procedural votes on President Obama's health care overhaul plan - even if they agree with the underlying policy changes - hoping to send a message Wednesday to House Democrats that reconciliation ... |
Kennedy Rips Media's War Coverage
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| The Rhode Island Dem decries Afghanistan war in a remarkable display of anger on House floor • House Rejects Bid to End Afghan War • Gates: Some Troops Could Leave Afghanistan Early ... |
House KOs call for speedy Afghanistan withdrawal
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 | In an overwhelming show of bipartisan support for President Obama's troop surge in Afghanistan, the House on Wednesday soundly defeated a resolution setting a timetable for withdrawal. The vote, which marked the first time the House has had a full de ... |
House to vote on pullout from Afghanistan (Reuters)
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 | Reuters - In a test of congressional support for President Barack Obama's new Afghanistan strategy, lawmakers are set to vote on Wednesday on a resolution that would direct him to pull U.S. forces out of the war. ... |
Be Afraid, House Dems, Be Very Afraid (or Not)
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| Republicans continue to write ominous memos and give cryptic quotes about the political danger House Democrats face if they pass the Senate health bill. How effective are the GOP threats? ... |
House Rejects Kucinich Plan for Swifter Afghanistan Pullout
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| Debate on the measure offered a preview of Congressional consideration later this year of the Obama administration’s request for money to pay for the Afghan war. ... |
Premature Withdrawal
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| This story first appeared on the TomDispatch website. Hubris? We're bigger than that! We've now been at war with, or in, Iraq for almost 20 years, and intermittently at war in Afghanistan for 30 years. Think of it as nearly half a century of experie ... |
Ahmadinejad, Gates trade barbs in Afghanistan
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| KABUL (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Defense Secretary Robert Gates traded barbs on Wednesday during briefly overlapping visits to Afghanistan, where Washington has troops at war but Tehran has growing clout. ... |
Ahmadinejad, Gates trade barbs in Afghanistan (Reuters)
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| Reuters - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Defense Secretary Robert Gates traded barbs on Wednesday during briefly overlapping visits to Afghanistan, where Washington has troops at war but Tehran has growing clout. ... |
