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Bush challenges Congress on spending |
| Jan.7 |
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Democrats warn Bush on Iraq plans
| Jan.11 |
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Rice: Iraq PM is 'on borrowed time'
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Al-Qaeda 'rebuilding' in Pakistan National Intelligence Director John Negroponte says the leaders of al-Qaeda have found a secure hideout in Pakistan
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Senators attack Bush Iraq plan |
| Jan.12 |
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Senators to Bush: Stay out of Iran
| Jan.17 |
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Senators oppose Iraq troop boost
| Jan.23 |
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Bush urges unity in speech
In annual State of the Union address the President has urged America to give his new Iraq strategy 'a chance to work'
| Jan.24 |
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Senate panel rejects Iraq plan
| Jan.30 |
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US chief seeks new tack on Iraq
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| Feb.1 |
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Report finds hidden cost to Iraq 'surge' |
| Feb.5 |
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Republicans block Iraq war debate
A resolution opposing Bush's decision to send extra troops to Iraq has failed to advance in the Senate: 49, with 47 voting against
| Feb.13 |
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House of Representatives clashes on Iraq There have been sharp exchanges at the start of a marathon debate on Iraq
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| Mar.7 |
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King Abdullah urges US peace push
| Mar.20 |
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Bush rejects Senate 'show trials' |
| Mar.21 |
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Bush advisers ordered to testify |
| Mar.22 |
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Democrats struggle on Iraq pullout |
| Mar.27 |
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Senate votes for Iraq deadline 
The Senate has endorsed a deadline of March 2008 for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq. The Senate rejected an amendment that would have removed t... | |
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| Apr.3 |
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Bush presses Congress on Iraq funds |
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US House speaker Pelosi set for talks |
| Apr.19 |
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Gonzales faces tough Senate panel |
| Apr.25 |
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US House votes for Iraq deadline The House of Representatives has narrowly approved a bill making further funding of the war in conditional on a timetable for a US troop pul...
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Rice subpoenaed over Niger uranium claim |
| Apr.26 |
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Congress backs Iraq pull-out plan 
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| May.10 |
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House passes Iraq funding bill The US House of Representatives has passed a bill which would fund military operations to the end of July
| May.17 |
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Bill to give legal status to illegal immigrants |
| May.21 |
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Senate set for immigration battle |
| May.24 |
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Congress backs Iraq funding bill Both houses have passed a bill allocating $100bn, a compromise measure between Republicans and Democrats without any timetable for a withdrawal
| May.25 |
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US fears grow over China military
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| Jun.7 |
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Senate kills US immigration bill |
| Jun.27 |
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Bush faces eavesdropping subpoena
| Jun.28 |
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White House firm on prosecutors
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Vote dashes Bush immigration plan The Senate has blocked a vote on a landmark bill, dealing a major blow to one of President's key policy planks
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| Jul.10 |
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Bush urges Congress Iraq support
| Jul.12 |
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House of Reps votes for troop pullout The House of Representatives has voted in favour of pulling most combat troops out of Iraq by April 2008
| Jul.17 |
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Marathon Iraq talks in Senate
| Jul.25 |
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Bush aides face contempt charge
| Jul.27 |
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Congress passes anti-terror bill The bill is implementing many recommendations of the commission which investigated the 9/11 attacks
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| Aug.2 |
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Senate tightens lobbying rules
| Aug.3 |
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Bush eavesdropping bill gets boost
| Aug.4 |
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House passes clean energy bill
| Aug.22 |
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Democrats condemn Bush over Iraq
| Aug.23 |
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Top Republican urges Iraq pullout John Warner, an influential senator, has called for the withdrawal of some 5,000 US troops from Iraq by the year's end
| Aug.31 |
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U.S. lawmakers' plane fired upon
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| Sep.4 |
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Iraqis fail Congress targets The Iraqi government is 'dysfunctional' and has failed to meet 11 of 18 key benchmarks, according to a Congressional watchdog
| Sep.10 |
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Gen. Petraeus: 'Surge' is working 
U.S. commander told a fractious congressional hearing that the 30,000 troops deployed to Iraq in January could come home by next July
David Petraeus told a Congressional panel that the military objectives of the US troop surge in Iraq 'are largely being met'
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| Sep.11 |
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Democrats counter Iraq testimony Gen David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker are facing criticism at a hearing from Democratic presidential candidates opposed to the war
| Sep.14 |
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Report shows meager gains in Iraq The White House report to lawmakers on progress in Iraq showed meager gains on benchmarks that Congress established for the Iraqi government
| Sep.19 |
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US troops' Iraq leave bid blocked
| Sep.25 |
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Visa policy may be terrorists' portal
| Sep.26 |
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Pentagon seeks $190bn war funds
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| Oct.10 |
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US bill on Armenia moves forward 
A bill recognising the killing of Armenians in Ottoman times as genocide passed through the House Foreign Affairs Committee by 27 votes to 21
The nonbinding resolution says the deportation of nearly 2 million Armenians from the Ottoman Empire between in 1915-1923, resulting in the deaths of 1.5 million, amounted to 'genocide'
President Bush and key figures lobbied hard against the measure.
Turkish President Gul carried is calling the decision 'unacceptable,' saying it 'doesn't fit a major power like the United States.'
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| Oct.16 |
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Lawmaker: Yahoo knew China's intent Democratic Rep. Tom Lantos: Yahoo misled Congress regarding information the company gave to Chinese authorities about the journalist Shi Tao
| Oct.23 |
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Bush wants another $42 billion for wars
| Oct.25 |
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Vote on Armenian genocide put off Supporters of a resolution that would have declared the Ottoman-era killings of Armenians 'genocide' dropped their call for a vote on the measure | |
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| Nov.7 |
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Sarkozy applauded by US Congress
French President has received a standing ovation from US lawmakers during an address to a joint session
| Nov.8 |
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New US attorney general confirmed
| Nov.13 |
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Hidden costs 'raise US war price' The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are costing nearly double the amount previously thought
| Nov.14 |
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Iraq bill sets troop withdrawal timeline
| Nov.30 |
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Global effort on World Aids Day
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| Dec.11 |
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CIA boss faces tape interrogation
| Dec.14 |
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Senate passes Iraq funds bill
| Dec.18 |
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Senate passes $70B in war funds After months of stalemate, the Senate passed a government spending bill that includes billions of dollars requested by Bush to continue the war in Iraq