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      <excerpt>...task force of the Progressive Caucus, sent a letter to President Obama with caucus co-chairs Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Marin and Raul Grijalva, D-Az., urging a &quot;comprehensive rethinking of our military mission,a complete redesign of our reconstruction and st</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> ... timelines and measurements for success, Rep. Barbara Lee&amp;#39;s (D-Calif.) proposal to prohibit funds for troop surges and Reps. Ra&#250;l Grijalva&amp;#39;s (D-Ariz. ... </excerpt>
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