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Tuesday, February 10, 2015
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Obama to request new war powers
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUS President Barack Obama is expected — as early as today — to ask Congress for new war powers, sending Capitol Hill his blueprint for an updated authorization for the use of military force to fight the Islamic State group.
Haggling then begins on writing a new authorization to battle the Sunni extremists, and will lead to the first war vote in Congress in 13 years — one of the most important votes faced by members of the House and Senate.
To get Congress to approve his request, Obama must find a balance between lawmakers who want wide authority to fight IS and others, including members of his own party, who worry that a new authorization to use military force will lead to US entanglement in another protracted war.
— AP
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