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House Republicans defend Bush in oil royalty error
(Reuters)
Reuters - House Republicans on Friday sought
to deflect blame off the Bush administration for not acting
earlier to fix faulty oil drilling contracts that could cost
the government billions in lost royalty fees, saying former
President Bill Clinton's administration was at fault for
issuing the leases.
US Senate to vote Thursday on Iraq budget
(AFP)
AFP - The US Senate will act on emergency funding for Iraq operations Thursday, a day after anti-war Democrats vent their fury in two symbolic votes designed to pile political heat on President George W. Bush.
House Democrats vote to cleanup Congress
(Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. House of Representatives
voted on Thursday to clean up how it does business, but fell
short of what Democrats promised when winning control last
November of a scandal-rocked Congress.
9/11 security changes come with big price tag
A bill to enact the 9/11 Commission recommendations -- the first bill passed by the new Democratic-led House of Representatives -- will cost $21 billion over five years if enacted into law, congressional budget officials said Friday.
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