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Article: Eagleton's work on war may have left biggest mark.
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- St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO)
- Article date:
- March 5, 2007
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Byline: Philip Dine
WASHINGTON _ Sen. Thomas F. Eagleton may be best remembered in the nation's capital and around the country for his short-lived stint as George McGovern's partner on the 1972 Democratic ticket. But his most-lasting impact may have come from his lead role in efforts to end the Vietnam War and reassert congressional war powers.
Eagleton was pivotal on a range of issues of war and peace. An original sponsor of the War Powers Resolution, he also helped force President Richard M. Nixon to pull troops from Vietnam. He was the chief sponsor of the move to stop the bombing of Cambodia in 1973 and led the push to cut off aid to Turkey after it ...