President 'becoming an absolute monarch' on war powers, Dem says

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President 'becoming an absolute monarch' on war powers, Dem says



A House Democrat warned Friday that the U.S. president is becoming an "absolute monarch" on matters related to the authority to start a war.
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) said Congress must act to limit funding for military operations in Libya in order to correct that trend.

 

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House rejects Libya authorization measure


In a rebuke to President Obama, the House on Friday rejected a resolution that would authorize continued military operations in Libya for one year.

The resolution, H.J.Res. 68, was expected to fail; it did so in a 123-295 vote that split Democrats more than it split Republicans.


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