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April 15, 2010

Lawmakers Introduce Measure for Afghan Withdrawal
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced a measure calling for a
timetable for the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. On
Wednesday, Democratic Senator Russ Feingold of Wisconsin joined
Democratic Congress member Jim Mc Govern of Massachusetts and Republican
Congress member Walter Jones of North Carolina in calling for a
“flexible” timetable for a US withdrawal. The measure also calls for
increasing oversight of taxpayer-funded contractors in Afghanistan.



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