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      <excerpt>...conflicts. &#8220;Regardless of whether one favors the war or not, if it is to be fought, it ought to be paid for,&#8221; Reps. Obey, John Murtha (D-Pa.) and John Larson (D-Conn.) said in a statement last week. &#8220;If we don&#8217;t address the cost of this war, we </excerpt>
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