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Recess War Of Words Set on Iraq

Emboldened by their surprise defeat of GOP efforts to eliminate a tentative withdrawal date from Iraq, Senate Democrats will go on the offensive during next week’s recess, using President Bush’s threats to veto the supplemental spending measure to accuse Congressional Republicans of abandoning their constitutional duties in order to protect an unpopular president.

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Rep. Michele Bachmann, who recently suspended her campaign for the presidency, speaks at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 9.
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30 Hill Aides to Know

30 Hill Aides to Know

The clear expectation is Congress will get very little done this election year. But what does get accomplished, at least in the high-profile areas, will largely be the handiwork of an elite group of staffers — who combine policy expertise, political acumen and the trust of their lawmaker bosses to drive much of the legislative agenda.

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