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 2002
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Congress sues White House over Enron
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White House resists Enron challenge
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| Feb.3 |
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 Enron's Lay refused to testify The Senate investigations is in disarray after the former CEO would not appear due to a prosecutorial climate
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| Feb.5 |
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Enron ex-boss ordered to testify A second Congressional panel has voted to order Kenneth Lay to give evidence over the collapse
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Enron ex-boss will attend hearings
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| Feb.10 |
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Former Enron boss refuses to testify
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| Feb.12 |
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Silent Enron boss faces Congress anger
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| Feb.13 |
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Congress passes campaign fund bill
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| Feb.22 |
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White House sued for Enron records
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| Mar.7 |
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Greenspan upbeat on US recovery
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| Mar.20 |
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Congress approves campaign cash curbs Senate has given the final approval to a bill limiting the funding of political campaigns
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| Apr.11 |
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Senate backs electoral reform
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| May.16 |
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 Bush feels heat over terror alert| Members of the Congress have demanded to know whether the government was given enough information to head off the attacks | |
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| May.24 |
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 FBI's missed terror clues investigated A Congress and the Justice Department probe into allegations by an agent that FBI hampered an investigation into Moussaoui
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| Jun.4 |
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Congress probes US intelligence failures
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| Jun.26 |
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Bush vows WorldCom inquiry President, Congress and other federal regulators vowed to investigate WorldCom while analysts forecast bankruptcy
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| Jul.8 |
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Bush wants new laws on corporate abuse| Former WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers and ex-CFO Scott Sullivan take Fifth on Capitol Hill | |
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| Jul.11 |
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House votes to allow guns in cockpit
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| Jul.17 |
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Congress damns intelligence agencies The Congress has released a damning report listing serious failings by CIA, FBI and NSA before last September's terror attacks
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| Jul.31 |
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 Senat debates Iraq war fears The Foreign Relations Committee is examining the possible danger Baghdad poses to US troops and war plans
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Defector: Iraq could have nukes by 2005 Senators opened hearings on a possible U.S. attack on Iraq with testimony from a former Iraqi nuclear engineer
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| Sep.4 |
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 Bush to seek Congress approval on Iraq President vowed to make the case against the Iraqi leader on the international stage as well
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| Sep.18 |
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Bush, lawmakers discuss Iraq Bush said his administration would work with Congress on a resolution authorizing him to use force against Iraq
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Hearing to reveal secrets of 9/11 Congressional committee reveals that analysts knew al Qaeda had previously plotted to use aircraft as terrorist weapons
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| Sep.19 |
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Bush wants flexibility on Iraq President will send proposed language to Congress for a resolution authorizing him to use force against Baghdad
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Draft resolution on Iraq sent to Hill Some members of Congress are questioning Bush's request to use 'all means' necessary to disarm Saddam Hussein
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| Oct.2 |
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Congress boost for Bush on Iraq Bush has reached a deal with leaders of the House of Representatives for the use of force against Iraq
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| Oct.10 |
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Congress backs Bush war powers| The Senate (77-23 in favour) has followed the House of Representatives in authorising President to use force against Iraq | |
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| Oct.30 |
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 Bush urged to toughen N. Korea stance 5 Congressmen are urging President to punish North Korea for continuing with its nuclear weapons program
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| Nov.5 |
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Congress falls to Republicans| Republicans to hold onto control of the House, apparently win in 2 gubernatorial races and closer toward control of Senate | |
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| Dec.17 |
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Lott denies racism Senate Republican Leader was appearing on BET, denounced his comments about the 1948 segregationist campaign
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| Dec.20 |
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Lott stepping down as majority leader| Wounded by the controversy over his racially divisive comments, Lott stepping down as Senate Republican leader | |
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| Dec.21 |
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 Frist has votes to succeed Lott Tennessee Sen. Bill Frist, a heart surgeon and second-term lawmaker should be elected as the new Senate GOP leader
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| Dec.23 |
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Frist elected Senate leader Republican Senators have elected a former heart transplant surgeon to be their new leader
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