Reply #18: Congressional Republicans Accentuate the Positive on Iraq [View All]

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http://www.voanews.com/article.cfm?objectID=A0EC8397-7D97-447F-8685D26C64891255

Concerned that media reports and congressional Democrats are portraying the situation in Iraq as more dire way than it really is, the Bush administration and fellow Republicans in Congress are stepping up efforts to accentuate the positive. The move comes as lawmakers are considering President Bush's $87 billion emergency request for Iraq and Afghanistan.

In the wake of public opinion polls showing the American people's confidence in President Bush's postwar Iraq policies waning, it appears Republican lawmakers and members of the administration have embarked on a campaign to boost support.

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seems like the posted article had its headline tampered with (not by the poster - but by the source)