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06-19-2007, 07:03 PM
Democratic candidates squabble over Iraq war By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic presidential contenders squabbled over Iraq on Tuesday, with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton a target of criticism for her 2002 vote to authorize the war and her suggestion some U.S. troops may be there for years.
The leading Democrats in the 2008 race touted their judgment and their plans to bring home the troops during separate appearances before two of the party's biggest voting blocs: union members and liberal activists.
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*The great "who can surrender quickest" contest.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic presidential contenders squabbled over Iraq on Tuesday, with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton a target of criticism for her 2002 vote to authorize the war and her suggestion some U.S. troops may be there for years.
The leading Democrats in the 2008 race touted their judgment and their plans to bring home the troops during separate appearances before two of the party's biggest voting blocs: union members and liberal activists.
MORE (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070619/pl_nm/usa_politics_democra ts_dc_1;_ylt=AgSz05I uA7G1cLJX_d_0dvYE1vA I)
*The great "who can surrender quickest" contest.