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Responsibilities are when it comes to congress and our continued involvement with libya? >> well, the war powers act requires two things. first, the president has to report to congress with 48 hours of beginning hostilities. the president did that on march 21st. reported to congress he had begun action in libya. the second requirement, that is that 60 days after that report, he has to have approval from congress to continue those hostilities or he has to cease those military operations. and in this case, the 60-day mark was last friday. and there's been no vote by congress. >> i want you to ta...

Carl cameron has more. >> reporter: congress defeated what would have allowed the libya operation for a year. it was laced with bipartisan frustration at the commanderrer in chief. >> the president has yet to explain what american interest are at stake. what outcomes he hopes to achieve. >> more an a third of democrats join all but eight republicans to deny authorization. antiwar liberals accuse the commander in chief of violating the constitution four months ago when the airstrike op libya began. >> it's unconstitutional. article i, section eight, has given congress the power to declare war. ...

Authorization within 90 days of beginning hostilities. >> the war powers act is the law of the land. if we don't stand up for it now, when we will. >> lawmakers trash the claim the president doesn't need operation because the soldiers are not engaged in "hostilities." >> i believe that argument shows contempt for the constitution and executives coequal branch of government. the united states congress. >> it's a blow to the commander in chief clout beyond halls of congress. then came a bill to limit the funding for u.s. operations in libya backed by house speaker john boehner. >> when the presi...

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