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Capitol Briefing Archive: Iraq
Democrats Leery of Obama Iraq Plan
By Ben Pershing Key congressional Democrats are expressing some discomfort with President Obama's plan to draw down troops in Iraq, worrying that the administration's strategy will leave too many American military personnel in the country after the "withdrawal" date of August 2010. Obama is expected to provide some details of...
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February 26, 2009; 2:12 PM ET |
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Will Iraq Bill Be Signed by July 4th?
Nearly one month after the House passed its version of the supplemental spending bill to fund military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and three weeks after the Senate approved its plan, Democratic leaders are sounding dissonant notes on whether they can get a final package signed by President Bush before...
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Ben Pershing
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June 12, 2008; 2:09 PM ET |
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Player of the Week: Joe Lieberman
Is Joe Lieberman a Democrat? That's been a tough question to answer since 2006, when he lost the Democratic primary as he sought a fourth term. How do you solve a problem like Lieberman? The Independent Democrat's embrace of GOP nominee John McCain has angered some of his Senate colleagues....
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Ben Pershing
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June 6, 2008; 4:05 PM ET |
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Stretching the Facts on Iraq?
For close to a week now, Republicans have been making hay over a video clip of Pennsylvania Rep. Paul Kanjorski suggesting that his fellow Democrats may have lied to voters during the 2006 election about their ability to "stop the war" in Iraq. Here's the clip in question, a 30-second...
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Ben Pershing
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May 27, 2008; 12:45 PM ET |
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2008 Campaign
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Antiwar Forces Resigned to Another Loss
Lost somewhat amid the hubbub yesterday of Republicans using a parliamentary trick to bring down funding for Iraq and Afghanistan was the fact that another piece of the supplemental package, backed by antiwar members, did pass the House and will now move on to the Senate. But does that mean...
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Ben Pershing
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May 16, 2008; 11:15 AM ET |
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House Republicans Block War Funds
Republicans this afternoon pulled off an ambush on Democrats on the House floor, helping to vote down a $160-billion plus measure for military operations in Afghanistan. The GOP has grown increasingly angry in recent weeks over the procedures the majority has used to bring the supplemental package to the floor....
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Ben Pershing
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May 15, 2008; 3:55 PM ET |
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