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Rand Paul’s risky attempt to repeal authorization for military action against al Qaeda

By Tom Rogan
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Rand Paul’s risky attempt to repeal authorization for military action against al Qaeda

Senators voted 61-36 on Wednesday to reject an amendment introduced by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., to repeal the congressional authorizations that sent United States forces into action against al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Saddam Hussein in Iraq.

Paul’s amendment would have meant that congressional authority for the war on terror would expire in 6 months.

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