Petraeus hearing starts with Democratic criticism
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U.S. Iraq commander Gen. David Petraeus appeared before the U.S. Congress on Monday to give testimony in which he was expected to argue against withdrawing the bulk of U.S. forces from Iraq for now.
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In a new challenge to President Bush's use of executive power, Senate Democrats want to make the government produce evidence to a judge for review when it claims that disclosing that evidence endangers national security.
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President Bush's move yesterday to block congressional testimony by two former aides provoked immediate condemnations from Democratic lawmakers and escalated a confrontation between the White House and Capitol Hill over the dismissals of nine U.S. attorneys.
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The new Democratic-led Congress is drawing the ire of voters upset with its failure to quickly deliver on a promise to end the Iraq war.
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Wednesday faced open criticism from his own US troops, who complained about inadequate armor for Iraq and questioned
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Democrats chastised Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld Wednesday for questioning the historical grasp of Bush administration war critics, accusing him of engaging in "dangerous business."
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The House will hold hearings next week on two key reports assessing political and military conditions in Iraq, jump-starting the debate over President Bush's strategy even before long-awaited testimony by Army Gen. David H. Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker, due the following week.
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An independent assessment concluding that Iraq has made little political progress in recent months despite an influx of U.S. troops drew fierce objections from the White House on Thursday and provided fresh ammunition for Democrats who want to bring troops home.
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A House Democratic candidate accused Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld of lying about the progress in Iraq, a day after the Pentagon chief lashed out at critics of the Bush administration.
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The top U.S. commander in Iraq Gen. David Petraeus came under fire on Tuesday from Republicans skeptical about war strategy as well as Democrats who have demanded a swifter withdrawal of American troops
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Democrats in Congress challenge top US commander Gen Petraeus' positive view of the Iraq troop surge.
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Democrats and the White House tussle over a new GAO assessment.
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Republicans and Democrats on a Senate panel today debated the implications of a Pentagon report.
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A Democratic U.S. Senator on  Thursday accused a senior Pentagon official of distorting  intelligence information to back claims of links between Iraq  and al Qaeda in the run-up to last year's U.S.-led invasion.
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Hearings on the war in Iraq began just before the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, but the significance of the timing depended on oneâs view of the conflict.
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The defense secretary's trip comes at a time when critics have accused him of being insensitive to the welfare of the troops.
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The opposition Democratic Party used its weekly radio address Saturday to criticize the Bush administration for failing to properly armor vehicles used by US troops in Iraq.