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U.S. News & World Report - The Senate, led by first-term Sen. Claire McCaskill, passed a compromise measure that allows such union rights to be suspended during times of emergency. President Bush has said he will veto the entire bill--a signature effort for the Democrats during the election--if either unionization measure remains.

Ban wants to get a picture of the concerns of leaders of the nations most responsible for climate change

AP - The closest thing Congress has to a peace movement — 71 liberals who want to yank Iraq funding and bring troops home swiftly — faces a dilemma: The lawmakers can back a Democratic plan they think is too weak, or they can block it and risk an embarrassing defeat for their cause.

Have you ever wondered why is it that after we go through a bad phase in life we seem to come out better for it? It use to puzzle me too until recently after I stared down a gunman's nozzle I realized why.If you have ever been in a situation like I did and