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FBI probes contractor, ex-lawmaker ties
Apr 28 2006 6:47PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - FBI agents are investigating whether a defense contractor provided prostitutes, limousines and hotel suites to a lawmaker who has been convicted on bribery charges, two federal officials said Friday.
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Lawmaker chided for going to frat party
Apr 28 2006 6:43PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Rep. John Sweeney's attendance at a beer-drinking, college fraternity party has drawn criticism from Democrats who accused the New York lawmaker of using poor judgment.
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5 lawmakers arrested at Darfur protest
Apr 28 2006 5:50PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Five members of Congress were jailed Friday after protesting outside the Sudanese Embassy over atrocities in the embattled Darfur region.
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Lawmakers seek to close No Child loophole
Apr 28 2006 4:26PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Fourteen Democratic lawmakers on Friday asked Education Secretary Margaret Spellings to quickly close a loophole that has allowed large numbers of minority students' test scores to go uncounted under the No Child Left Behind law.
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2 lawmakers call for judiciary watchdog
Apr 28 2006 3:46PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two senior Republicans want to set up an independent watchdog over the federal judiciary to police judges' acceptance of free trips or their possible financial interests with groups that could appear before them in court.
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GOP weighs idea to drop Medicare penalty
Apr 28 2006 3:41PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Under election-year pressure, congressional Republicans are considering elimination of the financial penalty for seniors who miss a May 15 enrollment deadline under the new Medicare prescription drug program.
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Immigration binds Congressional brothers
Apr 28 2006 12:54PM (CT)
GREELEY, Colo. (AP) - Brothers John and Ken Salazar insist that there's no split between them on how the nation should deal with illegal immigration.
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Conservatives claim momentum on Iraq bill
Apr 28 2006 5:21AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Fiscal conservatives are claiming at least some momentum as a massive bill for the Iraq war and further hurricane relief for the Gulf Coast heads toward a final Senate vote next week.
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House lobbying bill still alive
Apr 28 2006 5:19AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - House legislation to change the way lawmakers interact with lobbyists headed toward a vote next week after Republican leaders narrowly quelled a rebellion in their own ranks.
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