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John Boehner Using Legislative Shell Game to Derail Kucinich End of War on Libya Resolution

Submitted by Tjadendevries on Thu, 06/02/2011 - 3:33pm


House GOP leadership crafting Libya bill as alternative to measure ending US role

    Congressional officials say the House Republican leadership is crafting legislation allowing the U.S. military to continue participating in the NATO-led operation against Libya.

    The measure would be an alternative to anti-war Democrat Dennis Kucinich's proposal to end U.S. involvement. And it would set up House members for a potential political tug-of-war, even as dozens of their own yearn for precisely that kind of showdown with President Barack Obama.

    A vote on the issue was postponed on Wednesday, and officials in both parties said it was because Kucinich's legislation was gaining ground.

    Details of the alternative were still being worked out. The leadership plans to discuss it with rank and file at a meeting later Thursday.

    The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to freely discuss behind-the-scenes negotiations.

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http://www.newser.com/article/d9njsgv81/ap-sources-house-gop-leadership-crafting-libya-bill-as-alternative-to-measure-ending-us-role.html

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