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GOP Tries to Quash Rumors of Military Draft

Republicans in Congress are trying to quash persistent Internet rumors that the Bush administration is looking to reinstate a draft to bolster an American military stressed by troop deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan. NPR's David Welna reports.

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David Welna is NPR's national security correspondent.
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