At Least Eight GOP Senators Now Oppose Bush Iraq Plan...

Associated Press ANNE FLAHERTY January 24, 2007 08:45 AM

At least eight other Republican senators say they now back legislative proposals registering objections to Bush's decision to boost U.S. military strength in Iraq by 21,500 troops.

The growing list -- which includes Sens. Gordon Smith (news, bio, voting record), George Voinovich (news, bio, voting record) and Sam Brownback (news, bio, voting record) -- has emboldened Democrats, who are pushing for a vote in the full Senate by next week to rebuke the president's Iraq policy.

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