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Cheney may be called in CIA leak case
May 24 2006 11:59PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Dick Cheney could be called to testify in the perjury case against his former chief of staff, a special prosecutor said in a court filing Wednesday.
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Bush OKs companies forgoing disclosures
May 24 2006 10:11PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush has delegated to the government's intelligence chief, John Negroponte, the authority to exempt private companies from certain federal disclosure requirements on grounds of national security.
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Bush pitches plan to expand nuclear power
May 24 2006 10:09PM (CT)
LIMERICK, Pa. (AP) - Calling nuclear power an overregulated industry that needs a jump-start from Washington, President Bush on Wednesday pitched his plan to expand nuclear power generation by dealing with radioactive waste, lessening regulations and reviving nuclear fuel processing.
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Ex-President Clinton to eulogize Bentsen
May 24 2006 10:00PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Former President Clinton will deliver the eulogy at next week's memorial service for former Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, family spokesman Bill Maddox said Wednesday.
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Bush backs VA chief after data breach
May 24 2006 9:58PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - VA Secretary Jim Nicholson got an endorsement Wednesday from President Bush _ and a summons to Capitol Hill _ after the theft of veterans' personal information that has become one of the nation's largest security breaches.
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Bush cautiously hints Iraq role to change
May 24 2006 8:29PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House said Wednesday the formation of Iraq's new government presents an opportunity to review the need for U.S. troops but cautioned against setting timetables for withdrawals.
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White House staff holds hurricane exercise
May 24 2006 8:20PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush's Cabinet tested its readiness and response to a catastrophic hurricane during a desktop drill carried out in a quiet office building in the nation's capital.
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Rice hints U.N. may step in on Iran
May 24 2006 8:10PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said talks Wednesday on perks and penalties meant to stop Iran from pursuing nuclear activities that the West fears could produce a bomb produced "good progress," suggesting the United Nations could act soon if Tehran remains defiant.
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Editor to be Bush's domestic policy aide
May 24 2006 10:56AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - In the latest White House personnel changes, the editor of a conservative magazine will replace Claude Allen, the domestic policy adviser who left in February amid a shoplifting investigation.
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Japan's Koizumi to visit Bush next month
May 24 2006 10:39AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will visit President Bush on June 29, the White House announced Wednesday.
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U.S. praises Israeli West Bank plan
May 24 2006 5:49AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a policy shift, the White House is praising Israel's plan to set its borders with the Palestinians and is convinced those boundaries could create side-by-side states if a negotiated solution proves elusive.
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Lobbying trial to look inside White House
May 24 2006 3:15AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Justice Department prosecutors intend to use hundreds of e-mails to paint a picture of corruption in the first trial in the Jack Abramoff influence-peddling scandal, a case in which the evidence is a paper trail rather than the lobbyist's own testimony.
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