CONGRESSMEN CALL FOR TROOP WITHDRAWAL FROM IRAQ
Rep. Walter Jones, R-NC, speaks with members of the press at a news conference on June 16, 2005 in Washington. (L to R) Reps. Dennis Kucinich, D-OH, Jones, Rep Neil Abercrombie, D-Hw, and Rep. Ron Paul, R-tx all came together to support a bill calling for the beginning of troop withdrawal from Iraq in 2006...(UPI Photo/Michael Kleinfeld)
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