US Lawmakers Urge Obama to Expand Military Action Against Islamic State

The U.S. Congress is in recess and members are scattered across the country in their home districts.   But a number of congressional leaders appeared on Sunday talk shows to voice alarm about the threat posed by the Islamic State militant group in the wake of the brutal murder of American journalist James Foley.  The Republican chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, Michael McCaul that the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, presents the greatest threat the world...

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