FORMER MILITARY LEADERS OPPOSE IRAQ WAR STRATEGY IN WASHINGTON

Former Army Lt. Gen. Robert Gard speaks in opposition to President Bush's Iraq strategy, urging Congress to implement a new approach in Iraq, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 20, 2007. With Gard are Rep. Tim Walz, D-MN, (L) and Rep. Tim Mahoney, D-FL. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

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Scandal-plagued Democrat loses in Fla.

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