White House defends Pelosi plane request
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Democrat Nancy Pelosi received some rare help Thursday from the White House against a barrage of Republican criticism over how the new House speaker intends to get back home.
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The White House said it does not want Congress to micromanage U.S. commanders in Iraq by limiting the 2002 resolution that authorized President Bush to invade that country, as Democratic senators have proposed.
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The White House moved toward a showdown in court with the Democratic-led Congress on Monday by refusing to provide demanded information and testimony in an investigation into the firing of prosecutors.
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The White House&#039;s announcement Tuesday that it will apply Geneva Convention standards to suspected terrorists did little to quiet political arguments on Capitol Hill over the legal rights of detainees.
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A Senate drive to approve homeland security legislation could lead to a clash with the White House over airport screeners and standardized drivers' licenses.
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WASHINGTON, Dec 17  - For the third time this week, the White House on Friday expressed support for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld in the face of criticisms from several prominent Republicans.
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The White House denied that the government panel was aimed primarily at China.
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The White House on Tuesday asked Congress to reject an attempt by Republican leaders in the House to place in an intelligence reorganization bill some anti-illegal immigration measures that Democrats say they won't support.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that President Bush lacks the authority to invade Iran without specific approval from Congress, a fresh challenge to the commander in chief on the eve of a symbolic vote critical of his troop buildup in Iraq.
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The White House defended Vice President Cheney yesterday in a dispute over his office's refusal to comply with an executive order regulating the handling of classified information as Democrats and other critics assailed him for disregarding rules that others follow.
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Vice President Dick Cheney's airplane had a small mechanical problem but there were no safety concerns and the aircraft was scheduled to make a planned refueling stop in Singapore after his trip to Australia, the White House said on Saturday.
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The White House on Monday reiterated its claim of executive privilege in the firings of federal prosecutors, saying former aides would not comply with congressional subpoenas for their testimony.
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The White House fended off questions Thursday about whether it pressured Congress to kill a Senate proposal that would have prohibited intelligence officials from torturing foreign prisoners.
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Washington should address "troubling  questions" about Pakistan's probe of opposition leader Benazir  Bhutto's assassination and its cooperation in fighting  terrorism before extending any more aid, House of  Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Saturday.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for tighter ethics rules in federal agencies Wednesday after government officials approved the purchase of a $980,000 vacation home by a top Justice Department lawyer with an oil company lobbyist.
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The White House Thursday was refuting a claim made by religious broadcaster Pat Robertson during a CNN interview that the President did not expect casualties if US troops invaded Iraq.
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US Treasury Secretary John Snow defends the White House's budget plans and tax cuts to a key congressional committee.