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Lott to quit Senate only one year into new term
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSen. Trent Lott, a 35-year Capitol Hill veteran who staged a political comeback after losing his Senate leadership post because of racially insensitive remarks, plans to resign from office before the year is out. With his decision, the Senate's No. 2...Tags: Defense, J Dennis Hastert, Politics, Trent Lott, Martin Luther King Jr.
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Investigation of Drilling Regulations Is Urged
Times Staff WritersWASHINGTON — Five members of Congress called Thursday for investigations into the Bush administration's regulation of hydraulic fracturing, an oil and gas drilling technique pioneered by Halliburton Co., Vice President Dick Cheney's former employer....Tags: Politics, Barbara Boxer, Natural Resources, Mark Udall, Environmental Issues
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Today in history: June 6
1957: Many residents opposed a suggestion from Monroe Junior High PTA to turn a major portion of Aldrich Park into a playground for the school.1966: Black activist James Meredith was shot and wounded as he walked along a Mississippi highway to encourage...Tags: PTA, U.S. Senate
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Democratic Senator in Critical Condition After Surgery
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson was in critical condition recovering from emergency brain surgery Thursday, creating political drama over whether his illness could cost Democrats newly won...Tags: Politics, Prostate Cancer, Illnesses, Hemorrhaging, Brain
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Congress OKs Bush's use of force
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON -- Edging America closer to possible war, Congress voted decisively to give President Bush the broad authority he wants to use military force against Iraq. The Senate passed the measure early this morning by a vote of 77-23, after the House...Tags: Defense, Dennis J. Kucinich, Lincoln Chafee, Diplomacy, Saddam Hussein
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How the GOP engineered an upset
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - A wartime president with sky-high popularity. A campaign cash advantage for Republican candidates. A failure by Democrats to articulate a clear alternative vision. Those were some key factors behind the historic - and unexpected - Republican...Tags: Karl Rove, Politics, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Trent Lott, Al Gore
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Republicans poised to set agenda
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - Having seized control of the Senate and widened their edge in the House, Republicans are poised to help President Bush push through some top priorities, including tax cuts, a Homeland Security Department and the appointment of conservative...Tags: Energy, Pension and Welfare, Defense, Politics, Parliament
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Democrats Announce Broad Budget
The Associated PressDemocratic congressional leaders announced their own broad budget goals Thursday, saying they favor a tax cut less than half the size of President Bush's proposal and aimed more at lower- and middle-income people. Though they provided no details ...Tags: Public Finance, Politics, Paul O'Neill, Budgets and Budgeting, Republican Party
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Clinton acquitted
Sun ReporterEnding a tumultuous year of political scandal, the Senate acquitted President Clinton of high crimes and misdemeanors yesterday, after House prosecutors failed to muster even a bare majority of senators in favor of removing the nation's 42nd president...Tags: Fred Thompson, Dianne Feinstein, Politics, Barbara Boxer, Trials
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McCain says he has no plans to exit GOP
Tribune staff reporterFrequently at odds with his own party and President Bush, U.S. Sen. John McCain spent the weekend tamping down speculation that he would turn Independent and run for president in 2004. It wasn't easy, and the Arizona Republican even got a phone call from...Tags: John McCain, Interior Policy, Politics, Republican Party, Chicago Tribune
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Senate votes today on fate of president
Sun ReporterAfter weeks of taking evidence, hearing arguments and deliberating privately, the Senate is prepared today to acquit President Clinton in a vote that is likely to deny the House prosecutors even a simple majority for conviction. A third day of closed-...Tags: Dianne Feinstein, Politics, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Republican Party
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Senate approves arming airline pilots
Special to the TribuneThe Senate on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to allow airline pilots to carry guns in the cockpit, a controversial move designed to strengthen the aviation security system put in place after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. With the House having passed...Tags: Defense, Gun Control, Politics, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer
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