Obama Presses Lawmakers From Abroad for Backing

The White House and its Democratic allies pressed Thursday to win Senate approval of a measure authorizing limited military strikes against Syria, with President Barack Obama making calls to senators from abroad and party leaders starting a formal head count to size up Democratic support.

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