Lawmakers are asking President Bush to repudiate his spokesman’s statement that the killing of Sheik Ahmed Yassin was “deeply troubling.” Nineteen congressmen signed the letter Wednesday, referring to remarks that White House press secretary Scott McClellan made Monday.
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