W.House won't accept all Baker group proposals
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The White House on Friday dismissed former Secretary of State James Baker's appeal that his Iraq recommendations be largely adopted as a whole and said President George W. Bush was considering various proposals for a change in course.
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Unable to extend tax breaks as part of a broad energy bill two months ago, lawmakers are trying to attach some of them to an emergency economic aid package containing rebates for millions of taxpayers.
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An influential group of Republicans in the US House of Representatives on Tuesday rejected President George W. Bush&#39;s sweeping immigration reform bill -- before even seeing the final product.
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The White House rejected on Sunday a proposal by two influential Republican senators that would require President George W. Bush to plan for a possible troop withdrawal from Iraq by the end of the year.
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Despite pressure from President Bush and Republican lawmakers, Democratic leaders in the House refuse to rush through a controversial domestic spying bill that includes amnesty for phone companies.
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WASHINGTON - In a sharp rebuke of a new administration policy, the House moved Thursday to block the Labor Department from carrying out overtime rules that critics argued could deprive millions of workers of their overtime pay.    The 223-193 vote in favor of blocking the rules defied the White House...
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The White House and Congress failed to strike a deal Friday after exchanging competing offers on an Iraq war spending bill that Democrats said should set a date for U.S. troops to leave
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The Bush administration yesterday raised serious objections about congressional efforts to approve a corporate tax-cut bill this week, warning that the Republican-backed
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WASHINGTON - Even as congressional leaders draf
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Business & money: Chancellor refuses to abide by decision of other 26 countries to back French socialist Dominique Strauss-Kahn as candidate for post.
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Organization refuses to comply with probe  launched last year after the group's chairman criticized the Bush administration in a speech.
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Analysis: Despite the hype, the Baker group's recommendations may be too little and too late to turn Iraq around
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D.C. Council members refused to endorse a plan to use private money to build a stadium in Southeast Washington because it would require the city to reopen negotiations with Major League Baseball.
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WASHINGTON - The GOP-controlled House on Thursday refused to endorse a Senate proposal addressing the Sept. 11 commissionâs terror-fighting recommendations, pushing ahead with a bill that would increase
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WASHINGTON - The nation's top official for consumer product safety has asked Congress in recent days to reject legislation intended to strengthen the agency that polices thousands of consumer goods, from toys to tools.
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A House of Representatives panel on Thursday rejected along party lines a Democratic bid to force the Bush administration to turn over records about the estimated cost of last year&#39;s Medicare drug bill.
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Homeowners unable to pay monthly mortgage bills and facing foreclosure shouldn't count on help from Washington this year.