Californians in Congress recall Gulf War vote experience.(MAIN NEWS)

From: The Fresno Bee (Fresno, CA) | Date: September 7, 2002 | Copyright information

Byline: Michael Doyle BEE WASHINGTON BUREAU

WASHINGTON -- History offers lessons but not definitive answers for veteran California lawmakers now facing a second round in considering war against Iraq.

These are the legislators, like Democrats Barbara Boxer, Cal Dooley and Gary Condit, who served in Congress during the 1991 Persian Gulf War and waged the debate that preceded it. What they learned then will now uniquely inform their next decisions on war and peac...

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