Wash. Post headline claimed "Clinton Changes Tone on Iraq"
 
Date: Fri, 04 May 2007 16:38:07 -0400


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<p><b><em>Wash. Post</em> headline claimed "Clinton Changes Tone on Iraq" </b></p>
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<p>A May 4 <i>Washington Post</i>
<a href="http://mediamatters.org/rd?src=item200705040005&http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/03/AR2007050302393_pf.html">article</a>
on Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton&#39;s (D-NY) May 3 <a href="http://mediamatters.org/rd?src=item200705040005&http://clinton.senate.gov/news/statements/details.cfm?id=273572&amp;&amp;">announcement</a> that
she and Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) will introduce a bill to "sunset the 2002
authorization of military operations in Iraq," was headlined, "Clinton
Changes Tone on Iraq; Senator Favors Ending War Authority" -- despite the
article&#39;s own reporting that Clinton "has expressed support for a
similar de-authorization, although not as a stand-alone bill."</p>

<p>Indeed, Clinton&#39;s own Iraq Troop Protection and
Reduction Act of 2007, which was introduced in the Senate on February 16, <a href="http://mediamatters.org/rd?src=item200705040005&http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:S.670:">includes a provision</a>
that would "require a new authorization for use of United States military
forces in Iraq unless both the President and the Government of Iraq meet
certain conditions within 90 days, including the phased redeployment of United
States forces from Iraq." </p>

<p>From the May 4 <i>Washington
Post</i> report headlined "Clinton Changes Tone on Iraq;
Senator Favors Ending War Authority": </p><blockquote>

<p><b>Clinton&#39;s endorsement of the sunset legislation represents a significant
escalation in her opposition to the White House on war policy</b> and signals an
effort by Democratic presidential candidates -- including four sitting senators
-- to assume higher profiles in the war debate. For Clinton, it is also an opportunity to address
what has emerged as perhaps her greatest liability in the Democratic contest:
her vote to authorize the war. "If the president will not bring himself to
accept reality, it is time for Congress to bring reality to him," said <b>Clinton, who has expressed support for a similar
de-authorization, although not as a stand-alone bill.</b> </p></blockquote>

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Also on May 4, the Republican National Committee issued a <a href="http://mediamatters.org/rd?src=item200705040005&http://www.gop.com/News/Read.aspx?ID=6929">press release</a> that cited
the <i>Washington Post</i> headline,
claiming, "Pressured From Left, Hillary Clinton &#39;Changes
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