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Wed 02 Feb 2007Congress begins three-day debate on troop surge for IraqUS:Two out of three Americans want all US troops to be withdrawn from Iraq by the end of 2008, according to a poll released as Congress began debating President George Bush's decision to send more troops there.A week after a procedural dispute prevented a Senate vote on the issue, the House of Representatives yesterday started three days of debate on a resolution expressing support for US troops in Iraq but condemning the troop increase.