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 2003
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| Feb.13 |
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 Enron 'bribed tax officials' The energy gian paid no income tax between 1996 and 1999 according to the investigation by the Senate Committee
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| Feb.16 |
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 McCain urges China role on N. Korea Senator is warning that Pyongyang's threatened buildup could prompt Japan to seek its own nuclear weapons
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| Feb.28 |
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NASA chief blasted over shuttle memos Sean O'Keefe endured searing criticism in a congressional hearing at House Science Committee
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| Mar.6 |
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 U.S., Russia nuke treaty ratified The Senate has ratified a treaty that cutting active U.S. and Russian long-range nuclear warheads by two-thirds
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| Mar.13 |
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Senate bans 'partial birth' abortions The Senate has voted to ban a form of late-term abortion. The bill was passed by 65 votes to 32
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| Mar.25 |
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 Senate reverses Bush tax cuts The Senate has reduced the size of proposed tax cuts by 50%, from $726bn to $360bn
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| Apr.11 |
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U.S. House passes $550bn tax cut The House of Representatives voted 216 to 211 after weeks of heated debate
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| Apr.16 |
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Bush calls for $550 billion in tax cuts President used the backdrop of tax day to press Congress to approve tax cuts he says will spur a sagging economy
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| Jun.2 |
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  Congress to get CIA's Iraqi WMD report CIA will 'provide shortly' the 'underlying intelligence which was the basis' for Powell's pre-war presentation to the UN
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| Jul.17 |
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  Blair visits Bush and defends war| Prime Minister is telling the Congress that 'history will not forgive' world leaders who fail to confront the WMD threat | |
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| Jul.24 |
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9/11 intelligence failings attacked The Congress has released a report highlighting failings by the US intelligence services in the run-up to the 9/11 attacks
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| Oct.2 |
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 Saddam 'may have bluffed' on WMDs The Congress is expected to be told by David Kay, the man in charge of the US-led hunt for Iraqi weapons
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| Oct.29 |
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Congress issues Iraq deadline to CIA| A powerful committee has given the CIA 48 hours to supply files on intelligence it gathered on Iraq prior to the war | |
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| Oct.30 |
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$87 billion approved for Iraq, Afghanistan| On a 298-to-121 vote, the House is clearing the way for final Senate approval and a presidential signature | |
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| Nov.3 |
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Congress passes Iraq budget| The Senate has given final approval to Bush's huge emergency funding package for Iraq and Afghanistan | |
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| Nov.4 |
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Senate, House Pass $87 Billion for Iraq The Senate voted to shave Bush' $20 billion request to rebuild the country and convert half of the aid to loans
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| Nov.11 |
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 Senate backs Syria sanctions| The Senate has overwhelmingly backed a bill to slap sanctions if Syria fails to address long-standing security issues | |
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| Nov.14 |
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Democrats defy Bush over judges Using a tactic called filibuster, the Democrats delayed the votes in the Senate by talking non-stop for nearly 40 hours
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