In a three-minute statement to the media on Saturday after the first cruise missiles were launched, Mr. Obama six times noted international support for the use of force, saying the attack on Libya was an "international effort" and that the U.S. was acting with a "broad coalition" that included European and Arab partners.

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And I think that Democrats are going to show for the first time their new majority to force Republicans to go on the record as to whether or not they support this effort in Iraq.

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Projections showed that if the French left can hold on to the level of support it received in the first round, it could capture a small majority in the National Assembly, which would force Chirac into an unwieldy "cohabitation" with the opposition.

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