1.0 link 240346 <![CDATA[Governor Quinn Meets Troops In Iraq]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/19/governor-quinn-meets-troo_n_240346.html CHICAGO (AP) -- Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn said Sunday that he spent the weekend visiting American troops and military leaders in a surprise trip to Iraq and Kuwait along with four other U.S. governors.

"I was extremely impressed by the service ethic of all the service members who I met," Quinn said. "They've made a tremendous advance here."

Quinn, speaking to reporters Sunday from Kuwait, said the Department of Defense invited him on the Middle East trip. He said he left Friday...

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