Senate votes to repeal Iraq war authorizations

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Senate votes to repeal Iraq war authorizations
By Leo Shane III and Bryant Harris
Mar 29, 12:40 PM
Standing outside the Capitol, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., right, talks to Mario Marquez of the American Legion and other group members before a press conference on limiting presidential war powers on March 16. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

WASHINGTON — Mario Marquez still carries the hardship and memories of his four deployments to Iraq with the Marine Corps between 2002 and 2009. He said he doesn’t understand why America still holds onto its military authorizations to wage war there, more than a decade after the fighting officially stopped.

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