Obama pushes N.H. senators to end Iraq War

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Sat May-19-07 09:54 AM
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Obama pushes N.H. senators to end Iraq War

Source: Foster's Daily Democrat (Dover, NH)

RYE — Presidential candidate Barack Obama targeted his New Hampshire Senate colleagues during a speech here Friday afternoon saying they have the responsibility of pushing to end the war in Iraq.

During a forum held in the elementary school gymnasium, the Illinois senator asked for the audience's help to convince New Hampshire Sens. Judd Gregg and John Sununu to vote to override President Bush's veto of legislation to end the war.

The legislation, rejected by Bush on May 1, would give the Democratically controlled House and Senate more say over war financing and establish a schedule for phased troop withdrawal.

Read more: http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070519/NEWS81/105190319

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Sat May-19-07 10:59 AM
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1. I hope he has better luck than

I have had- Sununu is the more likely one (IMO)- but it'll be a cold day in Crawford Notch before Gregg does anything even remotely positive, or actually even listens to his constituents.

I would like to see a long overdue house-cleaning done-

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