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Democrats escape to a resort
Feb 2 2007 10:22PM (CT)
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) - The House Democrats' escape to the seclusion of a resort was a short-term celebration that had all the elements of a honeymoon: optimism, hope _ and a disagreement that may take some time to resolve.
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White House rejects mandatory CO2 caps
Feb 2 2007 10:20PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite a strongly worded global warming report from the world's top climate scientists, the Bush administration expressed continued opposition Friday to mandatory reductions in heat-trapping "greenhouse" gases.
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Democrats' 9/11 bill would cost $21B
Feb 2 2007 10:19PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A bill stepping up port and aviation security and implementing other recommendations of the 9/11 commission, a top priority of House Democrats, would cost $21 billion over the next five years, congressional budget analysts estimated Friday.
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Minimum wage still faces hurdles
Feb 2 2007 10:15PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Low-wage workers will have to wait to see an increase in the minimum wage, a Democratic priority now caught in a party dispute over business tax breaks.
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Hispanic Caucus chair defends record
Feb 2 2007 7:41PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Joe Baca, the chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus who was accused this week of disrespecting female caucus members and calling one of them a "whore," defended his record on women Friday.
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New climate findings shift debate
Feb 2 2007 5:24PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - An international report giving greater certainty to global warming will shift the debate in Congress from what's causing climate change to the economics of who will pay to confront it.
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New York Sen. Clinton says Iran a threat
Feb 2 2007 10:27AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Calling Iran a danger to the U.S. and one of Israel's greatest threats, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said "no option can be taken off the table" when dealing with that nation.
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Casey: Only half of troop boost needed
Feb 2 2007 4:42AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The outgoing top U.S. general in Iraq diplomatically aired his differences with the commander in chief on Thursday, telling lawmakers that President Bush has ordered thousands more troops into Iraq than needed to tamp down violence in Baghdad.
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Casey: Only half of troop boost needed
Feb 2 2007 4:42AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The outgoing top U.S. general in Iraq diplomatically aired his differences with the commander in chief on Thursday, telling lawmakers that President Bush has ordered thousands more troops into Iraq than needed to tamp down violence in Baghdad.
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Casey: Only half of troop boost needed
Feb 2 2007 4:42AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The outgoing top U.S. general in Iraq diplomatically aired his differences with the commander in chief on Thursday, telling lawmakers that President Bush has ordered thousands more troops into Iraq than needed to tamp down violence in Baghdad.
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