Pelosi Offers Glum War Assessment Following Iraq Trip
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) today offered a glum assessment of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, saying that a trip to those nations last week left her discouraged, even though U.S. military personnel have performed "excellently."
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President Bush is weighing a short-term U.S. troop increase in Iraq, the White House said on Tuesday, as Bush reportedly acknowledged for the first time that America is not winning the war.
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Democratic presidential contenders on Capitol Hill will cast critical votes on the Iraq war this week
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President Hamid Karzai told House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that his security forces need to be stronger as the two discussed possible U.S. troop increases
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Before he flew off to Iraq this week to take command of U.S. forces there, Gen. David H. Petraeus conducted one last mission here on the home front -- this one on Capitol Hill.
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President Bush made a surprise visit to Iraq on Monday, using the war zone as a backdrop to argue his case that the buildup of U.S. troops is helping stabilizing the nation.
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President Bush has not been shy about asserting robust powers for the presidency in waging war, but lately he has seemed to concede that Congress has a role to play as well. Lawmakers, he has indicated, are within their rights to try to cap total deployments or limit where troops can go in Iraq.
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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 military objectives of the US surge in Iraq "are largely being met", the top US soldier in Iraq tells Congress.
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House of Representatives Speaker Nancy  Pelosi said on Monday President George W. Bush should be open  to plans to fight climate change at a G8 meeting and willing to  move forward in new ways with his partners.
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As Democrats prepare to take control of Congress, a congressional report recommends that lawmakers re-examine U.S. policy in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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CHICAGO When Rep. Jan Schakowsky made her first trip to Iraq this month, the outspoken antiwar liberal resolved to keep her opinions to herself. "I would listen and learn," she decided.
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House Democrats proposed legislation that would have U.S. combat troops out of Iraq by August 2008, or sooner, if certain benchmarks of progress aren't met. The plan will "refocus our military efforts on Afghanistan and fighting the war on terrorism where it began," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said at a news conference.
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The visit to Washington of Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister spurred a new salvo Thursday in the battle for the White House. Vice President Dick Cheney offered a pointed rebuke of Sen. John
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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 U.S. Congress has the power to end the war in Iraq, several high-powered legal experts including a former Bush administration attorney told a Senate hearing on Tuesday.
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Facing calls by lawmakers in President Bush's own party to change Iraq war strategy, the White House announced Tuesday it is "beginning a retooled mission in Iraq" after a disappointing interim report on Iraqi benchmarks.