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Add troops as advised, urges key Democrat

Senior senator echoes GOP over need for Afghan surge

Posted: October 12, 2009 at 5:12 a.m.

Two senior Senate Democrats expressed differences on the need for additional combat troops in Afghanistan as President Barack Obama weighs a strategy for fighting a resurgent Taliban in the wake of disputed elections.

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