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Senate Rejects Antiwar Measure, Condemns MoveOn.org

HeadlineSep 21, 2007

Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill the Senate has overwhelmingly rejected a measure that would cut off funding for combat operations in Iraq by next June. The final vote was 70 to 28. Meanwhile, senators on both sides of the aisle widely supported a measure to condemn an antiwar newspaper ad by the advocacy group MoveOn.org. The ad in question referred to General David Petraeus as “General Betray Us.” The final vote was 72 to 25. Twenty-three Democrats joined Republicans to support the resolution.

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