Back From the Front - Roll Call

Back From the Front

By Roll Call Staff

Posted January 23, 2007 at 2:56pm

A delegation of lawmakers spent a recent weekend in Iraq and Afghanistan, the two primary fronts in the war on terrorism. From left, Rep. John McHugh and Sens. Evan Bayh and Hillary Rodham Clinton held a news conference last Wednesday to discuss their meetings with Iraqi and U.S. military officials.

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