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Democrats stop bid to send 6,000 troops to border
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| Contributor | Penn Con |
| Last Edited | Penn Con May 27, 2010 11:18am |
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| News Date | Thursday, May 27, 2010 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in the Senate have repelled a move by presidential rival John McCain to send an additional 6,000 National Guard troops to the U.S-Mexico border.
The Arizona Republican says the security situation along the order has deteriorated so badly that 3,000 guard troops are needed just to help protect his state. But McCain failed to muster the required 60 votes for his plan as the Senate continued debate on an a war funding bill.
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