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New Dogs in Washington.(International Edition; CONGRESS)(electable centrists )(Brief article)
Byline: Adam B. Kushner
Which way will a larger Democratic majority in Congress push Obama on foreign policy? The incoming "blue dogs"--electable centrists recruited by the Democratic Party for vulnerable districts--are likely to push a populist antiwar stand, urging Obama to draw down faster in Iraq than he might like. Typical newbie blue dogs like North Carolina's Larry Kissell may also encourage Obama's already strong impulse to add new protections for labor and the environment to free-trade deals, according the American Enterprise ...
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