Attorney General Holder recently defended his decision in a recent hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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In an appearance a blank check. before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Ambassador Holbrooke said President Obama's decision to send 21,000 additional troops to Afghanistan would help bolster the war effort.

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Byron Dorgan, a North Dakota Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee, called Lay's last-minute decision a major mistake.

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" And in the same interview, Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Diane Feinstein said "the White House has to make a decision in this.

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Leaders of the Senate Ethics Committee noted tersely that Ensign made the proper decision in turning in a letter of resignation amid their unfinished two-year probe of his conduct.

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