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...Repulblican Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee wants to get a second opinion on how the war in Iraq is going, where does he turn? To the Pentagon, but not to the top brass this time. In an unusual closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill last week, Virginia's John Warner, joined by Democratic Senators Carl Levin of Michigan and Mark Dayton of Minnesota, sat across the table from 10 military officers chosen for their experience on the battlefield rather than in the political arena. Warner rounded up the battalion commanders to get at what the military calls "ground...
...wanted the view from men who had been on the tip of the spear, and we got it," said John Ullyot, a Warner spokesman who declined to comment on what was said at the meeting but confirmed that some Capitol Hill staff members were also present. According to two sources with knowledge of the meeting, the Army and Marine officers were blunt. In contrast to the Pentagon's stock answer that there are enough troops on the ground in Iraq, the commanders said that they not only needed more manpower but also had repeatedly asked for it. Indeed, military sources...
What happens next? Leaders on Capitol Hill will spend the rest of the year trying to reach an agreement between the House's legislation and the Senate's, whose version cuts only around $35 billion from the budget. Among the roadblocks: the Senate's bill authorizes drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a provision dropped by the House because of opposition from moderate Republicans...
...politically on edge as President Bush returns Monday night from Asia to the White House. Still struggling in the polls, Bush has a full week and a Thanksgiving holiday to lower the political temperature before politicians return to the capital. After last week's tumult and partisan drama on Capitol Hill, Bush might be thankful that the lawmakers' November recess has arrived like the clang of the bell mercifully terminating a middle round in a heavyweight slugfest. Instead of irate, uppercutting critics, awaiting him in Washington are a stack of budget bills primped for his pen and a National Turkey...
...Circuit. These two popular emocore bands will be joined by I Am the Avalanche and Hit the Lights for a night of poppy delights. The Middle East Downstairs. 8 p.m. 18+. Tickets available from the Middle East box office or through Ticketmaster. $12. (PRC)Saturday, Nov. 26The Capitol Steps. This group of musical political satirists return for their annual—or, at least, nearly annual—Thanksgiving weekend show. Sanders Theatre. 8 p.m. Tickets available through the Harvard Box Office, (617) 496-2222. $30/27/22. (KAF) Sunday, Nov. 27Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston presents...