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Presidential hopefuls push Iraq agendas
Presidential hopefuls push Iraq agendas
Hello on this Wednesday, April 9, 2008. I'm Rebecca Field in for Kristin Volk with today's UPI top news update. Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John McCain pushed their positions on the Iraq war yesterday at a high-profile congressional hearing. The hearing included the top U.S. general in Iraq, David Petraeus as well as the ambassador to Iraq, Ryan Crocker. Senator Clinton said it would be irresponsible to continue a failed policy in that country. Senator Obama took a similar position, calling the invasion a massive strategic blunder. But on the Republican side, Senator McCain said that success in Iraq is within reach, and Congress must not choose to lose there. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice say she has no interest in being Senator John McCain's running mate. Rice dismissed rumors yesterday, saying she looks forward to voting as a voter. Her comments come after a leading Republican strategist suggested this week that Rice was building a behind-the-scenes campaign to be McCain's number 2. San Francisco is bracing for protests today as the Olympic torch makes its way through the city. Thousands of people demonstrated yesterday against China's human rights record when the flame arrived. Officials are hoping to avoid the chaos that disrupted the relay in London and Paris earlier this week. San Francisco is the only U.S. stop for the torch relay, where it ends the first week of a 23-city international tour. President Bush gave an emotional tribute to a fallen Navy seal yesterday. Michael Monsoor was awarded with a medal of honor yesterday...his parents accepted it on his behalf. Monsoor reportedly jumped on top of a grenade to save the lives of his fellow comrades. He died 30 minutes after the blast. Monsoor's apparently the first SEAL to receive a medal of honor for his work in Iraq. That's all for now. For more on those stories and all of today's news go to upi.com. Thanks for watching.
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