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McCain Sees U.S. Troops Leaving Iraq by 2013 (New York Times)

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:18:53 GMT

John McCain's declaration in a speech was a striking change from his refusal so far to set a date for withdrawal.

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John McCain declares he believes Iraq war can be won by 2013, rejects suggestion of timetable (Star Tribune)

Fri, 16 May 2008 01:21:13 GMT

The Republican presidential contender, in a mystical speech that also envisioned Osama bin Laden dead or captured, and Americans with the choice of paying a simple flat tax or following their standard 1040 form, said only a small number of troops would remain in Iraq by the end of a prospective first term because al-Qaida will have been defeated and Iraq's government will be functioning...

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House rejects bill funding Iraq, Afghanistan wars (kansascity.com)

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:35:00 GMT

President Bush's Iraq war funding request collapsed in the House Thursday as anti-war Democrats and Republicans unhappy about added domestic funding combined to kill - for now - $163 billion to support U.S. troops overseas.

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McCain outlines vision of Iraq victory (USA Today)

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:52:34 GMT

John McCain, looking through a crystal ball to 2013 and the end of a prospective first term, sees "spasmodic" but reduced violence ...

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Iraq: U.S. General Cites Iranian Link to "Special Group" Terrorists (The Jawa Report)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:38:58 GMT

Apparently the Iraq government finally "opened" their eyes to the Iranian complicity in supplying arms and other materials to terrorists. Earlier, according to Defense Secretary Gates, Iraqi troops were sent into Basra by Prime Minster Maliki to go after Iranian...

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Iraq Briefing - 14 May 2008 - "The enemy does fear us" (The Redhunter)

Fri, 16 May 2008 02:10:24 GMT

... Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch. Lynch reports to Lt. Gen. Lloyd Austin, commander of Multi-National Corps - Iraq. Austin, in turn, reports to Gen. Petraeus, commander of Multi-National Forces - Iraq, who reports to the commander of CENTCOM, who was Admiral Fallon until last month. Until Petraeus is confirmed by Congress for this position, Lt. Gen. Martin Dempsey is the acting commander of CENTCOM....

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Iraq Veteran: Why Is McCain ‘Fighting To Kill’ ‘My One Hope And Dream,’ To Go To College After War? (Think Progress)

Fri, 16 May 2008 02:00:50 GMT

Today, nine members of Iraq Veterans Against the War testified before the Congressional Progressive Caucus about their experiences fighting in the Iraq war. Kristofer Goldsmith, who served Sadr City and was stop-lossed after returning home, revealed that he had attempted suicide and was discharged. The discharge forced him to forfeit the educational benefits promised under [...]

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The Iraq oversight failures of Susan Collins exposed by Maine TV (AMERICAblog)

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:42:00 GMT

Despite being the Chair of the powerful Senate committee with oversight authority for several years, Susan Collins failed to do any real oversight of the mess in Iraq. She did George Bush's dirty work -- and never held him accountable. She was also one of Halliburton's chief enablers. Her gross failure's are exposed by a local station in Maine tonight: Remember what Harry Reid said about this...

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House rejects bill funding Iraq, Afghanistan wars (Deseret Morning News)

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:34:28 GMT

President Bush's Iraq war funding request collapsed in the House Thursday as anti-war Democrats and Republicans unhappy about added domestic funding combined to kill for now $163 billion to support U.S. troops overseas.

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McCain sees U.S. troops leaving Iraq by 2013 (International Herald Tribune)

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:31:34 GMT

Text Size: Senator John McCain declared Thursday that most American troops would be home from Iraq by 2013 and that the nation would be a functioning democracy with only "spasmodic" episodes of violence. The comments were a striking departure from McCain's refusal so far to set a date for an American withdrawal.In a speech in the heart of Ohio, a major battleground state in the fall election,...

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GRITtv: Iraq, Paper, Scissors (Firedoglake)

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:29:53 GMT

We ask two vets and a pacifist what it means to Support The Troops, and premiere a snip of IRAQ PAPER SCISSORS. Plus a Handstand-A-Thon in Brooklyn , the G.I. Bill of Rights, The Great Derangement, and One Immigrant's Tale from the Movement Vision Lab.

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McCain envisions end of Iraq war by 2013 (kansascity.com)

Fri, 16 May 2008 03:30:00 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio | John McCain declared for the first time Thursday that he believes the Iraq war can be won by 2013.

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Guest-worker legislation inserted into Iraq spending bill (Houston Chronicle)

Fri, 16 May 2008 02:58:39 GMT

... of Silicon Valley.Sen. Dianne Feinstein attached a new farm guest worker program to the giant Iraq spending bill Thursday in a last-ditch effort to remedy a shortage of workers in California's produce fields as the federal government continues to crack down on illegal immigration and the political climate proves hostile to more sweeping measures.At the same time, Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-San...

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McCain Sees U.S. Troops Leaving Iraq by 2013 (OTB News)

Fri, 16 May 2008 02:51:15 GMT

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Feinstein, Lofgren use Iraq spending bill to push for guest-worker program (San Fransisco Chronicle)

clochhead@sfchronicle.com (Carolyn Lochhead) — Fri, 16 May 2008 02:35:12 GMT

Two of California's most immigrant-dependent industries - agriculture and Silicon Valley - are pushing narrow measures through Congress in an effort to employ foreign workers at opposite ends of the labor market, people who pick vegetables and the...

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Chile's Bachelet welcomes Palestinian refugees fleeing violence in Iraq (Democratic Underground)

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:07:42 GMT

Source: [b]International Herald Tribune/Associated Press[/b] Chile's Bachelet welcomes Palestinian refugees fleeing violence in Iraq The Associated Press Friday, May 16, 2008 SANTIAGO, Chile: President Michelle Bachelet says Chile wants to become a "second fatherland" for 117 Palestinian ...

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Senate Uses Iraq War Spending Bill to Advance Illegal Alien Amnesty and Cheap Labor for Employers, Charges FAIR (PR News Wire )

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:07:00 GMT

WASHINGTON, May 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A supplemental appropriations bill intended to provide funding for the war effort in Iraq is being used to promote amnesty for illegal aliens and more low-wage guest workers for powerful business interests. The addition of two amendments to the Iraq War Supplemental Appropriations bill will mean that in order to provide emergency funding for...

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McCain believes Iraq war can be won by 2013 (Miami Herlad)

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:02:00 GMT

Republican John McCain declared for the first time Thursday he believes the Iraq war can be won by 2013, although he rejected suggestions that his talk of a timetable put him on the same side as Democrats clamoring for full-scale troop withdrawals.

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McCain: Iraq War can be won by 2013 (Miami Herlad)

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:46:00 GMT

Republican John McCain declared for the first time on Thursday that he believes the Iraq war can be won by 2013, although he rejected suggestions that his talk of a timetable put him on the same side as Democrats clamoring for full-scale troop withdrawals.

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McCain sees troops out of Iraq by 2013 (Chicago Tribune)

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:44:00 GMT

Sen. John McCain looked into the future Thursday and predicted that American troops would return home in victory by the end of his first term as president in 2013.

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