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| A measure that would have forced the Pentagon to give troops sent to Iraq stateside leave equal to their time in the battle zone was defeated Wednesday evening in the Senate after failing to draw enough Republican votes. The Bush administration argued the amendment would hamstring the Pentagon's ability to deploy troops as needed. |
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