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Sadr is feeling the heat from the Locals:

Iraqi militias feeling pushback (Dems to Petraeus: Can we still surrender?)

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Iranians....PR regarding this?

Senators clash with White House over US-Iraq plan

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Bush administration officials today clashed with senators over plans for a long-term US presence in Iraq after the current UN mandate expires at the end of this year.

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SADR and Friends were watching the Senate Hearings....Gates and Crocker were the Stars....