WASHINGTON – Rejecting President Obama’s policy in Libya, the House in a bipartisan vote Friday rejected a resolution that would have for the first time officially authorized U.S. military action there. But the House then voted down a more aggressive rebuke of Obama: a proposal to strip away part of the funding for the Libyan campaign. The mixed decision, which surprised Republican leaders, could ease congressional pressure on Obama, at least for now. “I think we sent a message to the president on the first vote,” said House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., downplaying the defeat of the second vote. “The first vote…
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