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Sen. Obama: Force 'Vote After Vote' on Iraq Withdrawal
Sen. Barack Obama in Iowa renewed his call for withdrawal from Iraq on Sunday and took a swipe at homestate Republican Sen. Charles Grassley for not agreeing. The Democratic presidential hopeful also talked up the need for education reform and promoted a forthcoming universal health care plan. "We intend to force our colleagues in the Senate and House to take vote after vote until we overcome (the president's) veto," Obama told a crowd of about 200 at a middle school. "I'm not going to name names, but there's at least one senator in Iowa who could be helpful." That was an obvious reference to Grassley. The other Iowa senator is Tom Harkin, a staunch Democrat who opposes the war.
Story Continues Below "We all have to work diligently to make sure we get the votes" to force President Bush to accept troop restrictions on new funding legislation for the war, Obama said. He cut his day in Iowa short because of threatening weather, but also spoke to congregants at Antioch Baptist Church in Waterloo. He moved up his speaking time at the church so he could return to Chicago before a thunderstorm hit the region.
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