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Shields, Brooks Take Up Campaign News, Court Rulings

Politics Dec 19

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McConnell Details Spending Bill Fight, Push for War Funds

GOP and Democratic lawmakers have sparred in recent weeks over a massive spending bill that, in addition to funding domestic programs, also seeks to include funds for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., discusses legislative…

Politics May 25

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President Bush Welcomes War Funding Bill

President Bush praised legislation that will continue Iraq war funding without setting a deadline for troop withdrawal. Analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the compromise that enabled its passage.

Politics May 09

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Senators Draft Bipartisan Bill on Iraq War Funding

As President Bush said Wednesday that he would veto a new limited Iraq war funding bill, Sens. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, and Evan Bayh, D-Ind., drafted legislation that would require benchmarks for the Iraqi government. The senators discuss their bill.

Politics Apr 27

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President Urges Congress to Work with Him on Iraq Funding

President Bush renewed his veto threat Friday against any Iraq funding bill containing language requiring a timetable for troop withdrawal. He encouraged Democrats to work with him on an alternative. Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the power struggle.

Apr 25

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Congressmen Respond to War Briefing, Debate Pullout

Gen. David Petraeus, the head of U.S. forces in Iraq, briefed lawmakers Wednesday on the troop increase in Baghdad. Reps. Joe Sestak, D-Pa., and Michael Rogers, R-Mich., discuss the briefing and debate congressional action on the war.

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President Refutes Reid’s Comments That Iraq War Is ‘Lost’

President Bush asserted Friday that progress is being made in Iraq, a day after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said the war is "lost." Analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss this story and more.

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