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| Feb.1 |
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Ashcroft is attorney general He was confirmed by 58-42 Senate vote
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| Feb.14 |
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 Senators push for China censure 11 senators have urged Bush to sponsor a U.N. resolution to condemn China's human rights record
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| Mar.15 |
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Bankruptcy reform Senate has passed a bill to overhaul the bankruptcy code that will make it harder to seek government protection
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| May.10 |
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Senate OKs budget plan Compromise budget resolution that calls for $1.35 trillion in tax cuts over 11 years was approved by 53-47 vote
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| Oct.15 |
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 Anthrax sent to Senate leader| President Bush said a letter opened in the office of Senate Democratic Leader Daschle had anthrax | |
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| Oct.17 |
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 Capitol shuts as anthrax spreads| 31 Senate employees, mostly workers in the office of Daschle, tested positive for anthrax exposure | |
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| Oct.19 |
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Anthrax strains the same Strains sent to NBC in NY, the Sun tabloid in Florida and to the Senate come from the same source
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| Nov.12 |
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More anthrax traces in Senate offices| Traces of have been found in the office of U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar in the Hart Senate Office Building | |
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| Nov.16 |
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New anthrax letter in Senate| 2 Senate buildings will be closed after a letter addressed to Sen. Leahy tested positive for anthrax | |
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| Nov.20 |
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Anthrax in 2 more senate offices| Letter addressed to Sen. Leahy and found last week was as lethal as the first one last month | |
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