Lawmakers debate Iraq war in simple terms
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When the congressional debate becomes emotional, historic or even complicated in tone, lawmakers always look for ways to frame the issues &#151; and their own arguments &#151; in simple, human terms.
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A lengthy Senate floor debate on the Iraq war is inevitable, despite a Republican effort to block it, Democrats say
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Some opponents of the Iraq war are taking their protests straight to Congress &#151; staging "occupations" in lawmakers' offices on Capitol Hill and in their home communities.
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With cots and pillows as well as pleas and warnings, the Democratic-led U.S. Senate debated through the night a plan to end the Iraq war.
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Iraqi lawmakers met on Wednesday in an attempt to end a protracted standoff over the 2008 budget and other bills, which has led to some calls for parliament to be disbanded.
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The debate over the Iraq War resumes in the Senate on Monday, when Democrats will use the defense authorization bill to spotlight their demands to bring U.S. troops home.
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Tempers flared on Iraq among Democrats on Tuesday as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi fielded criticism from an anti-war congresswoman over liberals' concern that the party is not doing enough to end the war.
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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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The president's first press conference since December came as the House debated an 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 House began debate today on a simple, tightly worded resolution opposing the deployment of additional combat troops to Iraq, even as Democratic leaders moved forward on binding language that would curtail those deployments and begin to bring troops home.
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Democrats are aiming for a resolution that is simpler than the Senate's.
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Talks aimed at curbing bloodshed are under way attended by representatives of various groups in Iraq.
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As the Senate prepares to resume a full-throated debate on the Iraq War, a measure that some call a Ã¢ÂÂbackdoorÃ¢ÂÂ troop withdrawal is coming close to the support needed to overcome an expected Republican filibuster, its author said.
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EVANSTON, Ill. Lest there be any doubt where Rep. Jan Schakowsky stands, her house is the one with the two red-and-white yard signs, installed just last week, that call out, "Support The Troops. END THE WAR." The Illinois Democrat, one of the most outspoken Iraq war opponents in Congress, was uni...
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The US House of Representative was entering a second day of debate over President George W. Bush's war policy in Iraq, with opponents calling a symbolic measure being discussed a &quot;charade&quot; that comforts terrorists and US enemies.
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Analysis: There's less difference than it may seem in how Republicans and Democrats want to manage Iraq