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Democrats tighten U.S. Senate grip
Chicago TribuneThe same Democratic wave that made history yesterday by electing Barack Obama to the presidency drowned Republicans in the House and Senate and seemed poised to give Democrats commanding power in Congress. Voters appeared to be looking for someone to...Tags: Tom Udall, Executive Branch, U.S. Senate, Barack Obama, Mark R. Warner
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Cardinal says new policy led to Loyola boycott
Sun StaffWhen several Catholic bishops argued last year that they had a responsibility to deny Holy Communion to politicians who support abortion rights, Baltimore's Cardinal William H. Keeler was not among them. He instead offered that taking the sacrament was...Tags: Abortion, Heads of State, Activism, William H. Keeler, Human Rights
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Republicans poised to set agenda
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - Having seized control of the Senate and widened their edge in the House, Republicans are poised to help President Bush push through some top priorities, including tax cuts, a Homeland Security Department and the appointment of conservative...Tags: Energy, Parliament, Energy Saving, Trent Lott, National Security
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For explorers, 'a dream fulfilled'
Sun StaffHOUSTON - In a somber ceremony yesterday, President Bush told the families and colleagues of the seven astronauts lost aboard the space shuttle Columbia that the crew had perished in a great cause that the nation would continue to pursue. Speaking to...Tags: Rocketry, NASA, Laura Bush, Technology, Employees
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Solemn vote ends 'year of agony'
Sun ReporterSuspenseful it was not. And yet, when Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist called for the verdict in President Clinton's impeachment trial, he suddenly placed the weight of history on 100 sets of shoulders in the hushed Senate chamber. "Senators, how say...Tags: Lawyers, John F. Kennedy, Strom Thurmond, Trent Lott, Henry J Hyde
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High-stakes vote faces fierce scrutiny
Chicago Tribune Staff WritersAs Americans go to vote Tuesday, Democrats and Republicans have sent out teams of lawyers across the nation to watch for fraud, intimidation and other illegal tactics that could mean the difference in some of the closest races. Already, Democrats were...Tags: African Americans, Wayne Allard, Lawyers, Referenda, Minority Groups
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No shell game, Pipkin says
Sun StaffState Sen. E.J. Pipkin made millions of dollars as a junk-bond trader in New York before cashing in and returning to Maryland and a spacious home in Queen Anne's County. But not all of his money came back with him. Some of it is planted in a small...Tags: Parliament, Queen Anne's County, Debbie Stabenow, Upper House, National Aquarium Baltimore
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LA Votes To "Restore" The Good Ol' Boy Network
Well those high fallutin', English-accented louts at BP are learning that if you want to do business in the United States you have to do business with her politicians; and while much of the Gulf South, Louisiana included, is doing joyous cartwheels down...
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Santorum Eyes Win in Bayou Primary Battle: GOP voters seem to be convinced Rick Santorum is the true conservative running on the Republican ticket
U.S. News & World ReportLouisiana's Republican presidential primary is Rick Santorum's to lose, according to recent polls and local experts. But even though the prognosis of Saturday's contest is the same as it was when nearby Southern states Alabama and Mississippi held their...Tags: Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, Parties and Movements, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich
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Congress averts shutdown of highway program for three months
Congress averted a threatened shutdown of the federal highway program but continues to face a bumpy ride in crafting a multi-year transportation bill that seeks to create jobs and ease traffic congestion. The Republican-controlled House on Thursday...
Tags: BP Plc, John L. Mica, Transportation, White House, Democratic Party
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Congress falls short on oil spill safety, panel says
WASHINGTON — Two years after the Deepwater Horizon explosion unleashed the worst oil spill in American history, Congress has failed to take meaningful action to prevent a similar disaster, according to a new report from members of a presidential...
Tags: Gulf of Mexico, Natural Resources, BP Plc, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Lisa Murkowski
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Travel Wise: Free drinks, no fees for gate-checking bags
Imagine paying $25 to check your bag, then arriving at the gate to hear the agent offer a free drink coupon to anyone willing to let the airline check their carry-on — at no charge.
This happened on a Delta Air Lines flight from Minneapolis to...Tags: Air Transportation Delays, Air Transportation Industry, Transportation, Spirit Airlines, Ryanair Holdings Plc
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