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Posted inPolitical Animal, Politics

The Surge

by Kevin Drum February 17, 2007January 9, 2022

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THE SURGE….Two weeks ago only two Republican senators voted to oppose the surge. Today seven voted to oppose it. The resolution still didn’t muster the 60 votes it needed to break the Republican filibuster, but it’s getting closer.

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