As US lawmakers debate Iraq, lots of backstage help
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House members can choose from an array of ready-made aids, but many draw from personal experience of constituents.
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Frustrated by the political breakdown in the Senate, House Democratic leaders decided to begin debate next week on their own Iraq resolution.
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As the House prepared to debate a resolution opposing President Bush's troop escalation in Iraq, the GOP House leader acknowledged that a number of Republicans are likely to support it.
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The US is attending Baghdad talks, along with Iran and Syria, to try to win regional support to stabilise Iraq.
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Senators from both major US political parties urged the Bush administration to face the reality of the situation in Iraq and change its occupation policies.
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A high-level US congressional delegation visiting Iraq called Thursday for between 15,000 and 30,000 more US troops to be sent to bring stability to the war-torn country.
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In Wednesday's debate, domestic issues, rather than Iraq and the war on terror, take center stage.
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All the tactics of a political campaign &#151; TV ads, grass-roots organizing, town hall meetings and polling &#151; are being tapped to influence opinion and pressure lawmakers in the explosive debate on Social Security.
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Senators in the US Congress debate a bill opposing President Bush's plan to send extra troops to Iraq.
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The US government is under pressure from political opponents on whether Iraq's poll can be held as planned.
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Ask Rep. John Murtha about the U.S. war in Iraq and the conversation eventually veers to China.
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Democratic presidential contenders on Capitol Hill will cast critical votes on the Iraq war this week, when lawmakers decide on a $120 billion bill to keep military operations afloat through September.
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The US Senate resumes debate on the Iraq war, as it considers legislation that could lead to a troop withdrawal.
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Members of Congress, including many who have traveled to Iraq to see the war for themselves, are wary about this weekend's election there and pondering such questions as whether Iraqi soldiers can be trained quickly enough to bring U.S. troops home soon.
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House of Representatives Democrats  will more than fully fund President George W. Bush's request  for money to fight wars in Iraq and Afghanistan this year, but  they are still debating conditions that could be attached,  senior members of the U.S. House of Representatives said on  Thursday.
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Three days of intense debate over the Iraq war begins in the House today, with Democrats planning to propose a narrowly worded rebuke of President Bush's troop buildup and Republicans girding for broad defections on their side.
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Before deciding on whether to increase or decrease troop levels, US officials debate how hard to push soldiers already in Iraq.