Here’s a thing about being a senator: One speech and – yow – you’re an international figure.
Here are the items about Oregon Senator Gordon Smith, who recently broke with Bush Administration policy on Iraq – in a speech on the Senate floor, and has had provocative things to say about it since – to pop on Google just in the last 20 minutes:
Fissures Grow on Eve of Bush Speech on Iraq
New York Times – New York,NY,USA
But another Republican senator, Gordon Smith of Oregon, said recently he has lost faith in the White House’s policy. (Mr. Smith is not on the Armed Services …Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR) Calls Kennedy’s Iraq Escalation Bill ‘A …
Think Progress – Washington,DC,USA
Republican Senator Gordon Smith, recently soured on the war, tells CNN he thinks Kennedy’s idea for a new congressional authorization is a good one. …
See all stories on this topicBush plans to send 20000 more troops to Iraq
Globe and Mail – Toronto,Ontario,Canada
… who pledged to bolster security if the United States sends more troops, Republican Senator Gordon Smith said yesterday, according to Reuters. …To Surge or Not
New York Times – New York,NY,USA
Maybe these consultations with lawmakers, in which as Senator Gordon Smith said the president told them about his plan, result not in altering the planned …Bush faces Congress over Iraq plan today
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
One surprisingly harsh Republican critic, Senator Gordon Smith, said a “surge” in US forces in Iraq would merely extend what has been a failed US policy …‘Bush’s Iraq plan to include more troops’
Times of India – New Delhi,India
Oregon Republican Senator Gordon Smith, who a month ago said he could no longer support the war, was among senators who attended a White House meeting to …
Gordon Smith must be the best-known Northwesterner worldwide, right now. Whether that happened because he followed his conscience or followed the polls is still hotly debated; the accelerating attention will probably accelerate the debate too.
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