SEN. REED CHALLENGES BUSH'S VIEW OF IRAQ
Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., reacts to President Bush's speech on Iraq from earlier in the day during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on December 7, 2005. Reed called for a clear plan for success in Iraq, emphasizing 2006 should be a year of "transition." (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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