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    Senators seek to delay new rules in terror probes (AP)
    AP - New rules on FBI investigations of national security cases should be delayed, top Senate Judiciary Committee members said Monday, raising concerns that ethnic or racial groups could be targeted despite no evidence of wrongdoing. -- read full article
    Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:15:32 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Illinois politician who mentored Obama to retire (AP)
    AP - Emil Jones, a product of the Chicago Democratic machine who helped Barack Obama reach the U.S. Senate and has been Gov. Rod Blagojevich's staunchest ally, said Monday he will retire from the Illinois Senate, of which he is president. -- read full article
    Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:28:21 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Senator: Illinois Senate President Jones retiring (AP)
    AP - The president of the Illinois Senate, a product of Chicago's political machine and one of Barack Obama's first political mentors, is retiring, a high-ranking state senator said Monday. -- read full article
    Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:38:58 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Daschle says there are still questions on anthrax (AP)

    Mourners enter St. John's Catholic church for a memorial service for Dr. Bruce Ivins, the Army scientist suspected in the anthrax attacks, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008 in Frederick, Md. Ivins, 62, died of an apparent suicide late last month after being informed by the FBI that charges likely were being brought against him in connection with the 2001 attacks. (AP Photo/Gail Burton).AP - Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle — one of the targets of the 2001 anthrax attacks — said Monday that FBI evidence against Army scientist Bruce Ivins is convincing, but he is not completely persuaded that the investigation focused on the right person.


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    Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:21:55 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    US Senator Biden to visit Georgia for crisis talks (AFP)

    Democratic Senator Joseph Biden, who has been mentioned as a possible vice presidential running mate for White House hopeful Barack Obama, said on Saturday he would visit Georgia this weekend.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mark Wilson)AFP - Democratic Senator Joseph Biden, who has been mentioned as a possible vice presidential running mate for White House hopeful Barack Obama, said on Saturday he would visit Georgia this weekend.


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    Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:55:12 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Pelosi receptive to considering more drilling (AP)

    Lowering gas prices posted at 7-11 gas station in Antioch, Calif., Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008.  'Oh thank heaven,' is one of 7-11's slogans. At the pump, retail gas prices slid further. A gallon of regular fell about a penny overnight to a new national average of $3.778, according to auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and Wright Express.(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Democrats' stance against offshore drilling has shifted more, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signaling on Saturday her willingness to consider opening up more coastal areas to oil and gas exploration.


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    Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:30:10 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Forces align against Republicans in Senate races (AP)

    In this July 8, 2008, file photo Republican Louisiana State Treasurer John Kennedy, joined by his wife Becky and son Preston, settle aboard their campaign bus after Kennedy he announced in Kenner, La., that he will challenge Louisiana Democratic, Sen. Mary Landrieu, in the fall elections. Strategists in both parties have long expected that the race for the  Democrat U.S. Senate seat, held by Landrieu, who has never drawn more than 52 percent of the vote, will be very close.  (AP Photo/Bill Haber, File)AP - Even the top Republican in charge of the party's Senate campaigns concedes that the GOP will lose seats this year — the only question is how many.


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    Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:03:49 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Senate races to watch as Dems seek to expand edge (AP)
    AP - Democrats appear all but certain to expand their 51-49 Senate majority this year. Republicans are defending 23 Senate seats, including five left open by GOP retirements, while Democrats have just 12 senators up for re-election and no departures. -- read full article
    Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:04:34 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Pelosi receptive to considering more drilling (AP)

    Lowering gas prices posted at 7-11 gas station in Antioch, Calif., Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008.  'Oh thank heaven,' is one of 7-11's slogans. At the pump, retail gas prices slid further. A gallon of regular fell about a penny overnight to a new national average of $3.778, according to auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and Wright Express.(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Democrats' stance against offshore drilling has shifted more, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signaling on Saturday her willingness to consider opening up more coastal areas to oil and gas exploration.


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    Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:44:25 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Feds: Senator got favors, contractor got key ally (AP)

    In this Aug. 4, 2008 file photo, Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, the nation's longest-serving Republican senator, is pictured. Stevens accused the Justice Department of trampling on the independence of Congress, arguing Thursday that the corruption case against him should be thrown out. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)AP - FBI agents spent years investigating Sen. Ted Stevens. They read his e-mails, searched his home and taped his phone conversations with his friends.


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    Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:17:17 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Half of Democrats Say Putting Hillary's Name in Nomination Will Help Unify Party (Rasmussen
    Rasmussen Reports - One third of voters nationwide (33%) agree with Barack Obama that allowing Senator Hillary Clinton's name to also be placed in nomination at the Democratic National Convention will "help us celebrate this defining moment in our history and bring the party together in a strong united fashion." But slightly more (40%) believe it will hurt party unity. -- read full article
    Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:43:52 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Lawmakers want Olympics out of Russia (AP)
    AP - The International Olympic Committee should punish Russia by moving the 2014 Winter Olympics out of Sochi, Russia, the co-chairs of the congressional House Georgia Caucus said. -- read full article
    Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:19:27 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Feds: Senator got favors, contractor got key ally (AP)

    In this Aug. 4, 2008 file photo, Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, the nation's longest-serving Republican senator, is pictured. Stevens accused the Justice Department of trampling on the independence of Congress, arguing Thursday that the corruption case against him should be thrown out. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)AP - FBI agents spent years investigating Sen. Ted Stevens. They read his e-mails, searched his home and taped his phone conversations with his friends.


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    Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:53:33 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Senators say report on oil prices is flawed (AP)

    An oil tanker nears the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Marine Terminal in Valdez, Alaska, August, 9 2008. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)AP - Four Democratic senators on Thursday asked for an investigation into a government report on oil prices that the lawmakers said was based on flawed information.


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    Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:59:36 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Who Bush is stumping for (AP)
    AP - Since January 2007, President Bush has raised money for the Republican Party and GOP candidates in 12 House races, 12 Senate races and one governor's race. -- read full article
    Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:48:18 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
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