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Associated Press:
SENATE GRIDLOCKED ON IRAQ TROOP BUILDUP — Feb. 16: Sgt. John Guerra, 21, from Dallas, Tex., walks with his platoon from the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team during a patrol in Iraq. — WASHINGTON — The Senate gridlocked on the Iraq war in a sharply worded showdown on Saturday …
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CNN:
Senate won't vote on rebuke of troop buildup … WASHINGTON (CNN) — Senate Democrats failed to garner the necessary 60 votes they needed to consider a nonbinding resolution that opposes President Bush's plan to send more troops to Iraq. — The vote was 56-34, with seven Republicans crossing …
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Bill Frist, M.D. / Senator Bill Frist:
Expose Democrats' Hypocrisy — As many of you, I have watched with interest the new Democrat Majority. — Throughout the 2006 campaign, Democrats spoke at great length about the fair mindednesss of Democrat rule. If Democrats were in the Majority the American people would see a difference.
William Branigin / Washington Post:
Senate Republicans Block Floor Vote on Iraq Resolution — Senate Republicans today blocked a floor vote on a House-passed resolution that expresses disapproval of President Bush's plan to send thousands of additional U.S. troops to Iraq, as a procedural motion to cut off debate on the measure fell short of the 60 votes needed.
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Anne Flaherty / Associated Press:Senate to vote on Iraq troop buildup
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Washington Post:
Not the 'Real Vote' — REP. JOHN MURTHA (D-Pa.) has a message for anyone who spent the week following the House of Representatives' marathon debate on Iraq: You've been distracted by a sideshow. "We have to be careful that people don't think this is the vote," the 74-year-old congressman …
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New York Times:
On to the Hard Part on Iraq — President Bush lost touch long ago with Iraq's political reality — not to mention Americans' anguish and disbelief at his mismanagement of the war. So we welcome the House of Representatives' long-overdue attempt to shake some sense into Mr. Bush …
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Antiwar Anger at '02 Vote on Iraq Follows Clinton — One of the most important decisions that Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton made about her bid for the presidency came late last year when she ended a debate in her camp over whether she should repudiate her 2002 vote authorizing military action in Iraq.
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Media Matters for America:
"Media Matters"; by Jamison Foser — (Double) standard operating procedure: why "America's Mayor" isn't "America's ex-husband" — Two weeks ago, we noted that ABC News' Charlie Gibson asked Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton if she would be in a position to be a "credible" candidate for president were it not for her husband.
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Joe / AMERICAblog:
Forget Iraq. McCain wants to be the anti-sex candidate. He's preaching abstinence now. — fark it! Oh, this is rich. John McCain can't make the votes on Iraq — the dominant issue of these times. No, McCain has more pressing matters on his plate. He's too busy working on his no-sex agenda.
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Liz Sidoti / ABCNEWS:
2008 Hopefuls Shift Plans for Iraq Vote — Senate Vote on Iraq Prompts Some 2008 Candidates to Shift Their Campaign Plans — Republican presidential hopeful John McCain, a staunch supporter of sending more troops to Iraq, will skip a Senate vote on the war Saturday to campaign in Iowa …
Russell Roberts / Los Angeles Times:
Workers are fine with fewer unions — Wealth and productivity have soared while union membership has declined. — LABOR UNIONS' importance in the workplace has fallen steadily since 1950, when roughly a third of American workers were unionized. Today, that number is well below 10% in the private sector.
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Greyhawk / Mudville Gazette:
WHILE CONGESS WAS VOTING... ...this happened in Iraq: — Iraqi Government and 1st Iraqi Army Division assumes control … IA Captures Al Qaeda In Iraq Cell Leader, Recovers Weapons Cache … BOMB-MAKING FACILITY DESTROYED … IA, CF target terrorist cells in Muqdadiya
Jeff Bailey / New York Times:
Long Delays Hurt Image of JetBlue — Can one very bad week for JetBlue Airways wipe out years of industry-leading customer satisfaction ratings? — That was the question hanging over the airline yesterday, as it tried to return its operations to normal at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.
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Michael Martinez / Mercury News:Boxer to introduce airline passengers' bill of rights
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Gary Hart / The Huffington Post:
Iraq and Homeland Security — Both the U.S. Commission on National Security for the 21st Century and the follow-on — Council on Foreign Relations report a year after 9-11 concluded that the backbone of — homeland security is the 50-state National Guard. Properly trained and equipped,
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