House Rebukes Obama On Libya, But Won't Cut Funds -- L.A. Times
Lawmakers refuse to give President Obama authority for military action in Libya but stop short of cutting off funds for the conflict.
The House of Representatives refused to either endorse or curtail U.S. involvement in Libya, delivering a mixed message Friday that highlighted deep divisions surrounding the issue.
By an overwhelming margin, lawmakers refused to sanction U.S. participation in a NATO campaign of airstrikes in the North African country, a vote that amounted to a rare, bipartisan rebuke of a president's foreign policy during an active military conflict.
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