Iraq war squeezing the domestic agenda in U.S. cities

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From the article on Mayors' conference:

Conference President Douglas Palmer, the mayor of Trenton, N.J., said he opposed the measure because he feared it would detract attention from the conference's agenda, which included dealing with issues from global warming to clean water.

Americans are divided by the war, he said afterward, but "it's important our organization stay focused."

The largely symbolic resolution, sponsored by Providence, R.I., Mayor David Cicilline, said the conference supports U.S. troops "completely and 110 percent" but called on the Bush White House to "begin planning immediately for the swift and prudent redeployment of the U.S. Armed Forces."

It called on the federal government to provide funding for medical, psychological, housing and other services for troops when they come home.

"Continued U.S. military presence in Iraq is resulting in the tragic loss of American lives and wounding of American soldiers," the resolution said. The Iraq war "is reducing federal funds ... for needed domestic investments in education, health care, public safety, homeland security and more."

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Until the War Ends ...

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