http://michiganradio.org en http://michiganradio.org/post/national-congress-bipartisan-push-afghan-drawdown Growing numbers of lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are balking both at the length of the war in Afghanistan and its cost.<p>Late last month, a few weeks after U.S. forces killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, the Republican-run House voted on a bipartisan amendment aimed at hastening an end to the war in Afghanistan. To the surprise of many, it fell just six votes shy of passing.<p>Rep. Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:22:11 +0000 David Welna 2989 at http://michiganradio.org