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Four lawmakers said Tuesday that Congress should have a vote on President Obama's Afghanistan war plan before any more troops are sent there.

In this Nov. 19, 2008 file photo, incoming Congressional Black Caucus Chair Rep.

Liberal Democrats, led by heavy-hitting members of Congress from California, are taking on President Obama for the first time, aiming to block funding for his plans to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan.

Steele: GOP "Purity Test" May Not Come To Vote >> For most of the public policy decisions in the first 10 months of his presidency, President Obama has enjoyed the backing of the liberal wing of his party.

President Barack Obama's new Afghan war strategy is drawing wary reaction from both Republicans and members of his own party on Capitol Hill.

Tue Dec 1, 5:58 pm ET WASHINGTON - A wary, divided Congress raised serious questions Tuesday about 's new strategy for the war in Afghanistan , as well as its timetables and his plans to pay for the troop buildup.

Senator John McCain on Tuesday expressed support for the plan to send 30,000 troops to Afghanistan, but said he objected to setting a date for an exit strategy to begin as early as 2011.

President Obama's long-awaited decision on the course ahead in Afghanistan provoked a topsy-turvy world on Capitol Hill.

President Barack Obama is telling the nation tonight that he's sending 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan, even as he vows that U.S. forces will start coming home in July of 2011.

The anti-war crowd in Congress isn't waiting for President Barack Obama's prime time speech to start ripping away at the Afghanistan surge.

Former Flint City Council president Jim Ananich is making another run at the state House of Representatives.

Blue America decided to lead off our endorsements for 2010 with a vote from people who have been donating to our PAC and our candidates for the past four years.

Troubled by the rising jobless rate, President Barack Obama and the Democratic majority in Congress are assembling a new jobs package that would devote billions of dollars to projects meant to put people back on payrolls in 2010 and keep them working.

But indications are that the president who was elected to set a new course for the nation when it comes to foreign policy will instead "stay the course" set by his quagmire-prone predecessor.

Or so says Reverend Jesse Jackson : The Rev. Jesse Jackson on Wednesday night criticized Rep.

I am deeply disappointed in you for voting for the 'Greater Health Insurance Industry Profits Act,' a.k.a. H.R. 3962, and especially for voting for it with the Stupak anti-abortion amendment attached, after your voting against the amendment's being attached in the first place.

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water there is a Reverend Jesse Jackson sighting.

Oh no he din't! The Rev. Jesse Jackson on Wednesday night criticized Rep. Artur Davis for voting against the Democrats' signature healthcare bill.

From The Hill : The Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks on a radio broadcast from the headquarters of Operation PUSH, [People United to Save Humanity] at its annual convention.

This Sept. 26, 2009 file photo shows President Barack Obama, and first lady Michelle Obama, right, joined by Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Chairman Rep.