And yet he had been a member of the Iraq Study Group, a bipartisan panel that advocated a phased withdrawal from Iraq soon after Mr Gates's appointment.

那时两党共同建立了一支伊拉克问题研究小组，盖茨也是其中一员。在盖茨上任之后，该小组对他随即提出的分阶段从伊拉克撤军的计划非常赞同。

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Congressman Frank Wolf was the author of legislation that created the Iraq Study Group, the bipartisan panel that issued a report in 2006 assessing U.S. strategy in Iraq.

沃尔夫议员(Frank Wolf)当初最先在国会提出议案、要求成立伊拉克问题特别委员会。这一跨党派特别委员会于2006年就美国针对伊拉克的战略出台了一份专题报告。

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Mr. Obama said Sunday night that the proposed deal cuts about $1 trillion in spending over 10 years and sets up a bipartisan panel in Congress to consider up to $1.5 trillion in further reductions.

奥巴马星期天晚上在白宫对记者说，协议要求在今后十年内削减1万亿美元的开支，并在国会组建一个两党小组，研究如何继续削减1.5万亿美元。

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The bipartisan panel found that Republican lawmakers and staffers were negligent, but said no lawmaker should be punished.

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The speed at which a bipartisan panel will aim to achieve these intended, longer-term cuts in the deficit.

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One example centered on the bipartisan panel's proposal to withdraw most U.S. combat troops from Iraq by early 2008.

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