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WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats, unable to use their congressional majority to force an end to the Iraq war, see Senate hearings with the top U.S. commander and upcoming votes as a new opportunity to turn the war into an election-year hammer against Republicans.
Swept into power in a wave of public distaste for the drawn-out conflict, Democratic leaders find themselves preparing to face voters in November with nothing to show for their repeated efforts to compel a U.S. troop withdrawal or slap conditions on military deployments.
They have virtually no hope of better success in the months to come.
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