Oct 6th, 2009 - Yahoo! News
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WASHINGTON -- Republican congressional leaders urged President Barack Obama on Tuesday to send more U.S. troops in Afghanistan , saying he should act quickly lest any delay endanger troops who already are there and are facing a deteriorating situation.
"Time is not on our side," said Sen. John McCain , R- Ariz. , as he left the White House after a bipartisan meeting with Obama. "We need to act with deliberate haste."
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