McCaskill presses State Department for details on Iraq security

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 | 6:37 p.m. CDT; updated 8:56 a.m. CDT, Thursday, June 17, 2010

WASHINGTON — Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., is demanding that the State Department tell Congress what role contractors will play in a combat-ready force planned to protect diplomats in Iraq after American military forces leave.

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