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Lawmakers weigh endangered species changes
Sep 21 2005 10:42PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Conservative lawmakers poised to eliminate key provisions of the landmark 32-year-old Endangered Species Act encountered unexpected support Wednesday: Some environmentalists and liberal Democrats said they agree with some of the changes.
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Congress OKs tax breaks for storm victims
Sep 21 2005 10:33PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress approved $6.1 billion in tax breaks Wednesday to help families recover from Hurricane Katrina and to encourage Gulf Coast businesses to reopen their doors, or at least keep employees on the payroll.
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House panel hears plans to overhaul Amtrak
Sep 21 2005 5:42PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Putting routes in the Northeast under private control and other steps to make Amtrak profitable drew attention on Wednesday from a House panel.
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Senate eyes FDA conflict of interest probe
Sep 21 2005 5:40PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senators asked Congress' investigative arm Wednesday to look into the Food and Drug Administration's practice of letting scientists serve on its advisory panels even if they have conflicts of interest.
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Portrait of first black congressman shown
Sep 21 2005 4:36PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - In 1870 Joseph Rainey became the first black person elected to the House of Representatives. In 2005, he becomes the first to have his portrait hung in the House.
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House OKs tax breaks for Katrina victims
Sep 21 2005 1:20PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House approved a $6.1 billion package of tax breaks Wednesday to help families recover from Hurricane Katrina and encourage Gulf Coast businesses to reopen their doors, or at least keep employees on the payroll.
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Tax breaks for Katrina may aid rich more
Sep 21 2005 12:36PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - House and Senate tax writers agreed Tuesday on a package of tax breaks designed to help Hurricane Katrina victims recoup their losses and access needed cash.
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