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March 21, 2007

How they voted

WASHINGTON - Here's how the state's U.S. senators were recorded on major roll call votes the weeks of Feb. 26, March 5 and March 12.

1. IRAQ TROOP WITHDRAWAL: Voting 48 for and 50 against, the Senate on March 15 defeated a binding measure (SJ Res 9) to start U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq within four months of enactment. The measure, which needed 60 votes for approval, suggested March 31, 2008, as the date for completing the pullout, while leaving a residual force to protect American interests, train Iraqi forces and pursue terrorists.Read this article in full with a
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