Congress recesses amid Democratic achievements (Reuters)

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Congress recesses amid Democratic achievements
Sun Aug 5, 2007 9:00AM EDT

By Richard Cowan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After months of being flogged for
accomplishing little, Democrats who control Congress headed
into a summer recess having passed several high-profile bills
from raising the minimum wage to bolstering U.S. security and
expanding children's health care.

Their top priority -- ending the Iraq war -- remains frustratingly
unfulfilled. But the Democrats who took over in January were
able to go home early on Sunday for a monthlong break having
won more support in the U.S. Senate and House of
Representatives for bringing combat troops home by early next
year, marking a significant turnaround from last year.

Democrats also will be able to batter President George W. Bush
and congressional Republicans for sticking with a war policy
that droves of Americans increasingly oppose.

And it was Bush's fellow conservatives who helped kill his top
domestic priority, immigration reform.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN0528466820070805

[ixion]

1. "bolstering U.S. security", my a** bolstering the police state is more accurate

:grr:

[fed-up]

2. achievements? continued funding of Iraq blood bath? increased spy powers of feds?? nt

[Totally Committed]

3. I can't believe you posted that without using this:

:sarcasm:


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