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Clinton to Congress: Whose Side Are You On?

Thursday, 23 June 2011 07:13 AM EDT

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is questioning the priorities of lawmakers criticizing the U.S. intervention in Libya.

She's asking bluntly, "Whose side are you on?"

Setting up a showdown on Libya, House Republicans agreed Wednesday to vote on dueling measures, one to give President Barack Obama limited authority to continue U.S. involvement in the NATO-led operation against Moammar Gadhafi and the other to cut off funds for military hostilities.

The measures reflect widespread dissatisfaction with Obama's decision not to seek congressional consent for the 3-month-old war.

Clinton says Congress is free to raise objections but questions the priorities of the critics. She says the Obama administration and its partners are rightly siding with the Libyan people.

She spoke about Libya during a brief stop in Jamaica.

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MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is questioning the priorities of lawmakers criticizing the U.S. intervention in Libya. She's asking bluntly, Whose side are you on? Setting up a showdown on Libya, House Republicans agreed Wednesday to vote...
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Thursday, 23 June 2011 07:13 AM
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