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| House votes to curb energy market speculators
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| Reuters - The House of Representatives on
Thursday overwhelmingly approved legislation that directs the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission to use all its authority,
including the agency's emergency powers, to "curb immediately"
the role of excessive speculation in energy futures markets. -- read full article |
| Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:08:12 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News |
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| House rejects bill to deny future drilling leases
(Reuters)
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|  Reuters - The House of Representatives on
Thursday rejected legislation that would have required energy
companies to develop oil and natural gas supplies on federal
leases they have held for years or be denied future drilling
access on government acres.
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| Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:24:50 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News |
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| House committee criticizes FDA over bonuses
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| AP - A review of bonuses paid to employees at the Food and Drug Administration showed many went to the agency's highest-paid staff rather than to the inspectors in the field, according to a review by the House Energy and Commerce Committee. -- read full article |
| Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:26:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News |
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| House approves financial help for mass transit
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| AP - The House approved financial help Thursday to mass transit systems facing a surge in riders because of high gas prices. But Republicans blocked Democrats from requiring oil and gas companies to drill on the millions of acres of government land and water on which they already own federal leases. -- read full article |
| Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:44:45 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News |
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| House GOP concludes they failed to sway voters
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| AP - House Republicans lost three recent elections when customary campaign themes failed to sway voters and their candidates could not overcome the "negative perception of the national party," according to an internal review that underscores the potential for widespread losses this fall. -- read full article |
| Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:24:51 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News |
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| Highlights of war funding, new GI Bill
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| AP - Highlights of the bill Congress passed and is sending to President Bush for funding U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, extending unemployment benefits, boosting GI Bill college benefits and providing flood aid to the Midwest: -- read full article |
| Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:15:35 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News |
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| Bill extends jobless benefits 13 weeks
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|  AP - The Iraq war funding bill that Congress is sending to the White House will extend weekly benefits for jobless Americans hurt by the tough economy and rising unemployment.
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| Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:27:38 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News |
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| Congress passes Iraq war spending bill
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|  AP - The Senate passed a $162 billion war spending plan Thursday, sending to President Bush legislation that will pay for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan until the next president takes office.
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| Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:15:46 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News |
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| Cheney aide Addington says he didn't write memos
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|  AP - Vice President Dick Cheney's top adviser on Thursday refused to claim any responsibility for the adoption of harsh interrogation methods following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks during a combative exchange with congressional Democrats.
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| Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:17:19 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News |
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