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GOP chooses Boehner as minority leader
Nov 17 2006 11:03PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Cast into the minority by an angry electorate, House Republicans chose Rep. John Boehner of Ohio on Friday to lead a return to power as quickly as possible. "We're going to earn our way back into the majority," he vowed.
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Inhofe's environmental role challenged
Nov 17 2006 8:34PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - After losing the chairmanship of the Senate committee that oversees environmental issues, Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., might also lose standing as the panel's senior Republican member.
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Gates getting bipartisan support on Hill
Nov 17 2006 8:24PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Robert Gates, picked by President Bush to take over at the Pentagon, received initial endorsements from Republican and Democratic Senate leaders Friday after meeting with them on Capitol Hill.
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Democrats demand CIA detainee documents
Nov 17 2006 8:21PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Senate Democrat who will chair its Judiciary Committee next year asked the Justice Department to release newly acknowledged documents setting U.S. policy on how suspects in the war on terrorism are detained and interrogated.
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Democrats warned not to block judges
Nov 17 2006 7:24PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate's next Republican leader issued a veiled threat to block action on legislation if Democrats refuse to allow confirmation votes on President Bush's troubled judicial nominations.
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Sen. Baucus to tackle health care costs
Nov 17 2006 6:24PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The incoming chairman of the Senate Finance Committee said Thursday he wants to hold hearings on looming insolvencies in the Medicare and Social Security programs but said President Bush's plan to partially privatize Social Security is dead.
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Liberals aim to ram measures in Congress
Nov 17 2006 5:56PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - After years playing defense, liberal advocacy groups see the Democrats' takeover of Congress as a long-awaited chance to convert some of their goals into law. Their wish lists include workplace protections for gays, a broader hate-crimes law, and a multi-pronged push to reduce unplanned pregnancies.
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