Iraq war protesters target Democrats
By Jo Mannies / St. Louis Post-Dispatch For the past three weeks, waves of anti-war protests, sit-ins and arrests have become almost routine for Rep. Russ Carnahan's district office in Brentwood. And the local band of activists behind the disturbances is just getting warmed up. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., appears ...
Senate preparing for weekend showdown on Iraq
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Setting up a new showdown over Iraq, Senate Democratic leaders are planning a key test vote Saturday on a resolution opposing President Bush's plan to send additional troops into combat. Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, said a Saturday session will take up a nonbinding measure now before ...
'Bang on Every Door' ...by Mike Ferner
War Opponents Occupy Congressional Offices From Alaska to Washington, D.C. yesterday, peace activists escalated their tactics and occupied Congressional offices, demanding elected officials vote against George Bush's request of $93,000,000,000 to extend the war. The Occupation Project, organized by Voices for Creative Nonviolence (VCNV), kicked off at noon, Eastern Time ...
Clinton promises to end war if elected
By Nedra Pickler / Associated Press WASHINGTON - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday she would not have attacked Iraq if she were president in 2002 and would end the war if elected, as she tried to blunt rivals like John Edwards who are stoking anti-war passions in the Democratic ...
Obama wants troops home by spring ’08
Illinois senator, presidential candidate introduces bill to force redeployment Associated Press WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama said Tuesday U.S. combat forces should be out of Iraq by spring 2008 to end “a foreign policy disaster,” but he stopped short of endorsing a cutoff in funds. The Illinois ...
Congress can halt Iraq war, experts tell lawmakers
By Susan Cornwell / Reuters WASHINGTON - The U.S. Congress has the power to end the war in Iraq, a former Bush administration attorney and other high-powered legal experts told a Senate hearing on Tuesday. Facing mounting opposition over his Iraq troop increase plan, President George W. Bush insisted it ...
Some say Pentagon hides full impact of the war toll By Stephen Koff / Cleveland Plain Dealer Washington -- Officially, more than 23,000 U.S. troops have been wounded in combat in Iraq. But more than double that number have fallen ill or been injured in what the Pentagon considers "nonhostile" ...
Democratic senators won't join Iraq war protest in Washington
By Jeff Zeleny / International Herald Tribune WASHINGTON -- Tens of thousands of demonstrators are set to arrive in the capital this weekend for the largest anti-war march since Democrats gained control of Congress, staging the first of several protests to persuade lawmakers to do more than simply speak out ...
Senate panel votes against Bush on Iraq
By Anne Flaherty / Associated Press The Democratic-controlled Senate Foreign Relations Committee dismissed President Bush's plans to increase troops strength in Iraq on Wednesday as "not in the national interest," an unusual wartime repudiation of the commander in chief. The vote on the nonbinding measure was 12-9 and largely along ...
Bush war plan draws fire on Capitol Hill
By Tom Raum / Associated Press WASHINGTON - President Bush's plan to send more troops to Iraq ran into a wall of criticism on Capitol Hill on Thursday as administration officials drew confrontational, sometimes mocking challenges from both Democrats and Republicans. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in response that the ...
Democrats may deny funds for Iraq surge
By David Espo / Associated Press WASHINGTON - In a blunt challenge to President Bush, the leader of the Senate's new Democratic majority said Monday he will "look at everything" within his power to wind down the war in Iraq, short of cutting off funding for troops already deployed. "I ...
Critics slam possible Iraq troop boost
By Jennifer Loven / Associated Press Days from announcing an overhaul of Iraq strategy, President Bush on Friday encountered a wall of criticism of the U.S. troop escalation that is expected to be the centerpiece of his new war plan. Bush also reshuffled his war commanders, installing a new team ...
Underdog Ford Gets a Little Help From His Illinois Friend
By Peter Whoriskey / Washington Post NASHVILLE -- In his race for U.S. Senate, Rep. Harold E. Ford Jr. (D) has been outspent by millions, and his image has been battered by a barrage of negative ads, including the now-infamous spot with a blonde floozy that has been pulled off ...
Obama Tells Md. Blacks to Vote on Issues
By Kristen Wyatt / Associated Press BOWIE, Md. -- Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois on Friday urged hundreds of blacks not to vote along racial lines next week in Maryland's Senate race. Obama, the only black U.S. senator, came to the state to rally support for Democratic Rep. Ben Cardin, ...
Dissent Grows Over Silent Treatment for â??Axis of Evilâ?? Nations
By Helene Cooper / New York Times WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 — Ever since President Bush first proclaimed there to be an “axis of evil” in 2002, pundits, diplomats and politicians have urged him to talk to its members. But in the last few weeks, with Iraq experiencing a further surge ...
Republicans gambling on New Jersey
By Donna de la Cruz / Associated Press WEST ORANGE, N.J. - New Jersey is to Republicans what slot machines are to gamblers: irresistible, with long odds of winning. Gamblers pull the lever, hoping for the big payout. Republicans are sharing the same dream, throwing $3.5 million into the Senate ...
By Andrew Miga / Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. - Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, a vocal defender of Sen. Joe Lieberman earlier this year, is urging Connecticut voters to rally behind his rival, Ned Lamont. The Illinois senator and potential 2008 presidential candidate sent an e-mail message Thursday praising Lamont. "Ned ...
`A horror show for Republicans'
Election forecasts dim GOP hopes for an enduring majority By Jill Zuckman / Chicago Tribune WASHINGTON -- Karl Rove had a grand vision as he crafted George W. Bush's first presidential campaign. Republicans not only would capture the White House, they also would realign American politics, creating an enduring majority ...
Key Race Is Seen as a Test of GOP's Vulnerability
By Tony Perry / Los Angeles Times SAN MARCOS, Calif. — As voters in the 50th Congressional District look to replace incarcerated Randy "Duke" Cunningham, the candidates are talking about sending messages. Brian Bilbray, a former GOP congressman attempting a comeback, says a vote for him is a message to ...
Congressman Shaw Tries to Outrun GOP Woes
By Brian Skoloff / Associated Press Republican Rep. Clay Shaw is on the cusp of realizing a political dream, transforming his 25 years of service and clout into one of the most powerful jobs in Washington. Too bad almost everything out of the nation's capital these days amounts to a ...
Thousands Urge Bush to Do More in Darfur
By Elizabeth White / Associated Press WASHINGTON - Thousands of people joined celebrities and lawmakers at a rally Sunday urging the Bush administration and Congress to help end genocide in Sudan's Darfur region. "Not on our watch!" the crowd chanted as a parade of speakers lined up for their turn ...
Durbin: Rumsfeld should go as Iraq goes 'from bad to terrible'
By Ann Sanner / Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin called Tuesday for Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld to be replaced and said he hopes Congress will debate the issue next week. "This situation has gone from bad to terrible, and I think it's time for new ...
Republicans Increasingly Critical of Bush
By Tom Raum / Associated Press From Iraq to deficits, from immigration to port security, some of the most pointed criticism leveled at President Bush is coming from within his own party. Republicans these days are almost sounding like perennially divided Democrats. The rising GOP angst stems from Bush's deep ...
Iraq war veteran wins Congress primary race
By Michael Conlon / Reuters CHICAGO - An Iraq war veteran who lost both legs in the conflict narrowly won her bid to run for the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat in a district held by Republicans for 32 years, returns showed on Wednesday. Tammy Duckworth, 37, is ...
Congress demands VA explain its bad advice
By Chris Adams / Knight Ridder WASHINGTON - Key members of Congress from both major political parties are demanding that the Department of Veterans Affairs explain why its call centers routinely provide veterans with bad information. In response to a Knight Ridder story in December, Democrats and Republicans from the ...
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