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Petraeus Visit Sparks Debate

Pelosi Initially Rejected Offer

By Susan Davis
Roll Call Staff
April 18, 2007, Midnight

The top military commander in Iraq will make a rare visit to Capitol Hill next week but House Democratic leaders — unlike their Senate counterparts — initially declined the Defense Department’s offer of a Members-only closed-door briefing with Army Gen. David Petraeus, according to Congressional and administration sources.

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