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White House threatens to veto oil drilling legislation
Reuters - The White House on Thursday threatened to veto legislation being considered by the U.S. House of Representatives that would force oil companies to give up undrilled federal leases and ban the export of crude drilled in Alaska.
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Reuters - The White House on Thursday threatened to veto legislation being considered by the U.S. House of Representatives that would force oil companies to give up undrilled federal leases and ban the export of crude drilled in Alaska.
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Ashcroft: 'Not hard' to reject interrogation memos
AP - Former Attorney General John Ashcroft said Thursday "it was not a hard decision" to withdraw Justice Department legal opinions that approved the use of harsh interrogation methods which critics say amount to torture.
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AP - Former Attorney General John Ashcroft said Thursday "it was not a hard decision" to withdraw Justice Department legal opinions that approved the use of harsh interrogation methods which critics say amount to torture.
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Minn.'s senator of 62 days seeks 6 more yearsAP - Dean Barkley — lawyer, political kingmaker, and bus driver — has spent 62 days in the U.S. Senate, which he calls "the most prestigious club on earth."
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US Senate accuses two European banks of aiding tax evasionAFP - A US Senate investigative panel accused two prominent banks in Liechtenstein and Switzerland on Wednesday of helping wealthy Americans hide billions of dollars and evade taxes.
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Senate: Offshore tax abuses total billionsAP - European bankers and some of their U.S. clients can expect a grilling from a Senate panel looking into offshore tax abuses that investigators believe are costing American taxpayers about $100 billion a year.
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Dems try to spur oil exploration on available landAP - Seeking to blunt GOP efforts to permit oil exploration off Atlantic and Pacific coasts, House Democrats are pushing legislation they say would spur oil drilling on already available lands in Alaska, the West and the western Gulf of Mexico.
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Senate agrees to triple anti-AIDS fundingAP - The Senate voted Wednesday to triple spending for a much-acclaimed program that has treated and protected millions in Africa and elsewhere from the scourges of AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.
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Senate Agrees to $50 Billion AIDS Plan
The Senate approved legislation yesterday that would triple funding to fight AIDS and other diseases around the globe, rejecting efforts to pare down the bill's $50 billion price tag.
Washington Post – Jul 17, 2008 03:11 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The Senate approved legislation yesterday that would triple funding to fight AIDS and other diseases around the globe, rejecting efforts to pare down the bill's $50 billion price tag.
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US Senate triples funding for global AIDS fightAFP - The US Senate gave a major boost Wednesday to a program to combat AIDS and malaria around the world, voting to triple funding for a cause championed by President George W. Bush.
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Stones keyboardist Leavell jams with House members
AP - The congressman-lead singer had a question for the guest keyboardist at the all-congressional band gig Wednesday night.
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AP - The congressman-lead singer had a question for the guest keyboardist at the all-congressional band gig Wednesday night.
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