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'''Russell Dana "Russ" Feingold''' (b. March 2, 1953) is a [[liberal]] junior [[United States Senator]] from the state of [[Wisconsin]].  He has served in the senate since 1993. He was the only Senator to vote against the [[Patriot Act]] in 2001, comparing it to Lincoln's suspension of [[habeas corpus]] and the [[internment]] of Japanese citizens during [[World War II]].<ref>http://www.russfeingold.org/civil_liberties.php</ref>
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'''Russell Dana "Russ" Feingold''' (b. March 2, 1953) is a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] junior [[United States Senator]] from the state of [[Wisconsin]].  He has served in the senate since 1993. He was the only Senator to vote against the [[Patriot Act]] in 2001, comparing it to Lincoln's suspension of [[habeas corpus]] and the [[internment]] of Japanese citizens during [[World War II]].<ref>http://www.russfeingold.org/civil_liberties.php</ref>
    
Feingold was the first senator to call for a specific date for troop withdrawal of U.S. forces in the [[Iraq War]] on August 17, 2005.  When [[President Bush]] pointed out a specific timetable would play into the terrorists' hands, Feingold stated that "not talking about endgames" was advantageous for the terrorists. <ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/17/AR2005081701778.html</ref>   
 
Feingold was the first senator to call for a specific date for troop withdrawal of U.S. forces in the [[Iraq War]] on August 17, 2005.  When [[President Bush]] pointed out a specific timetable would play into the terrorists' hands, Feingold stated that "not talking about endgames" was advantageous for the terrorists. <ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/17/AR2005081701778.html</ref>   
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