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Some LI Dems oppose troop increase in Afghanistan
Quick ReadPresident Obama faces strong resistance from some local Democratic congressmen over his expected plan to call for up to 35,000 additional troops in Afghanistan.
Photo credit: Newsday / Thomas A. Ferrara, | Congressman Tim Bishop addresses suporters, along with Brian Foley, at the the Suffolk County Democratic Election night party at the Islandia Marroit on the evening of November 4, 2008.
President Barack Obama faces strong resistance from some local Democratic congressmen over his expected plan to call Tuesday for up to 35,000 additional troops in Afghanistan, while the area's sole Republican congressman says he backs the proposal.
TIM BISHOP (D-Southampton)
"I want to hear what he has to say, particularly with respect to an exit strategy," Bishop said. "But I have to...
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