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DES MOINES, Jan. 3 — Senator John Kerry reached into the past on Saturday with an endorsement — and a 10-minute song of tribute — from Peter Yarrow, a member of the folk group Peter, Paul and Mary. But the mini-celebrity moment took a turn when Mr. Yarrow, a peace activist since before the two men met protesting Vietnam, was asked if he was disturbed that Mr. Kerry voted in favor of war in Iraq. "Absolutely!" Mr. Yarrow shouted to a questioner, and he raised his hands to try to command the attention of reporters and Kerry supporters at the...

Congress OKs resolution authorizing war on Iraq 10/11/2002 By DAVID JACKSON / The Dallas Morning News WASHINGTON - For the second time in 11 years, a solemn Congress voted to authorize war against Saddam Hussein, this time over the specter of chemical, biological and nuclear terrorism. The Senate signed off early Friday by a vote of 77-23, strengthening President Bush's hand as he seeks United Nations support to force the Iraqi dictator to scrap his weapons program. "The days of Iraq acting as an outlaw state are coming to an end," Mr. Bush said hours earlier, after the House...