(Reuters) - WASHINGTON, Aug 6 - After months of being flogged
for accomplishing little, Democrats who control Congress headed
into a summer recess having passed several high-profile bills
from raising the minimum wage to bolstering U.S. security and
expanding children's health care.
Their top priority -- ending the Iraq war -- remains
frustratingly unfulfilled. But the Democrats who took over in
January were able to go home early on Sunday for a monthlong
break having won more support in the U.S. Senate and House of
Representatives for bringing combat troops home by early next
year, marking a significant turnaround from last year.
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for accomplishing little, Democrats who control Congress headed
into a summer recess having passed several high-profile bills
from raising the minimum wage to bolstering U.S. security and
expanding children's health care.
Their top priority -- ending the Iraq war -- remains
frustratingly unfulfilled. But the Democrats who took over in
January were able to go home early on Sunday for a monthlong
break having won more support in the U.S. Senate and House of
Representatives for bringing combat troops home by early next
year, marking a significant turnaround from last year.
Read more at Reuters.com Bonds News
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