Tuesday, October 05, 2004

NewsClip: You know your congresscritter is lying ...

... when he casts a vote a month before the election.

"Republicans accused Democrats of raising the specter of compulsory military service to sway voters against President Bush's re-election bid as the House of Representatives seemed set on Tuesday to defeat a bill to reinstitute the draft. Both Republicans and Democrats predicted an overwhelming vote to crush the bill, which is being pushed by New York Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel. Republicans scheduled the vote for late in the day to dampen rumors of an impending draft that have swept college campuses and the Internet, worrying young people and parents across the country."

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