On the military side, the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Democrat Carl Levin, says the plan calls for an extra 4,000 US trainers to work with the Afghan armed forces.

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And last week a senior US Democrat said legislators must be willing to consider the possibility of a second economic stimulus package.

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News media and Democrat efforts to convince us of a Keynesian consensus distort the truth.

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Since much of the President's schedule is planned months in advance, could you tell us if any of the 13 Democrat U.S. senators running for reelection in November have invited him to campaign for them?

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