“Republican Candidates Are Barely Mentioning Iraq On The Campaign Trail”...

The New York Times ADAM NAGOURNEY and JIM RUTENBERG October 18, 2006 10:47 PM

Four months ago, the White House offered a set of clear political directions to Republicans heading into the midterm elections: embrace the war in Iraq as critical to the antiterrorism fight and belittle Democrats as advocates of a "cut and run" policy of weakness.

With three weeks until Election Day, Republican candidates are barely mentioning Iraq on the campaign trail and in their television advertisements.

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