White House, Democrats differ on Sen. Clinton's war move

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Source: reuters


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White House, Democrats differ on Sen. Clinton's war move

By Steve Holland and Susan Cornwell Fri May 4, 12:30 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House and congressional Democrats were at odds again on Friday over a new effort backed by Sen.
Hillary Rodham Clinton to repeal the congressional authority
President George W. Bush used to launch the
Iraq war.

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Clinton, of New York, joined West Virginia Democratic Sen. Robert Byrd (news, bio, voting record), to propose October 11, 2007, the five-year anniversary of the original resolution authorizing the use of force in Iraq, as the expiration date for that resolution..........

White House spokesman Tony Fratto called Clinton's action "reckless" and "a political stunt."

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (news, bio, voting record) of Nevada said Clinton's proposal deserved consideration.

"I think it would be good if we could debate that issue. And it's something that I will try to set up so that we can have a debate and a vote on it," Reid told Reuters.

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[Joe Chi Minh]

1. Has anyone heard who the dissenting Democrats are?