House approves $447b defense bill
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Congress yesterday approved a $447 billion defense bill with a military pay raise and new money for Iraq and Afghanistan. Underscoring the bill&#39;s
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The House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a $146 billion election-year economic stimulus plan backed by President George W. Bush.
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House-Senate negotiators Thursday approved a new $70 billion infusion for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan as they wrapped up talks on a $447 billion Pentagon funding bill.
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The House passed a $37.4 billion budget bill for the Homeland Security Department on Friday, but minority Republicans rallied enough votes to uphold a promised veto by President Bush.
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The House today overwhelmingly approved a $146 billion shot in the arm for the nation's ailing economy, sending a stimulus package to the Senate with a bipartisan appeal to senators not to slow the bill with significant changes.
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The White House has approved a fiscal 2008 budget request of $468.9 billion for the Pentagon, $4.7 billion more than expected last year, according to a memorandum obtained by Reuters.
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Congress on Saturday approved a $477 billion defense bill with a military pay raise and new money for Iraq and Afghanistan. Underscoring the bill&#39;s lack of controversy, the House approved
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 18  â The House approved a plan on Tuesday to expand federal backing of mortgages in hopes of helping struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure.
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The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a plan to give the U.S. economy a $146 billion election-year boost through tax rebates and other measures to stave off a possible recession by boosting business and consumer spending.
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The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill yesterday repealing most of the District's gun laws, in a vote that handed an election-season victory to gun rights groups and was denounced by the city's leaders as a historic violation of home rule.
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A provision buried deep in the defense authorization bill passed by Congress this week could release hundreds of millions of dollars now beyond the reach of victims of terrorist attacks struggling to collect damages from foreign governments. But experts say it also may undermine one of the...
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The U.S. Congress on Saturday gave  final approval to a $422 billion bill for defense programs that  backs next year's round of military base closings and kills a  proposed $23.5 billion Air Force deal with Boeing Co. .
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The US House of Representatives passed a controversial bill setting out the rules for the detention, treatment and military prosecution of &quot;war on terror&quot; suspects, virtually assuring it will become law.
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The US House of Representatives passes a bill allowing military tribunals for foreign terrorism suspects.
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The House on Wednesday passed a new defense policy bill that includes a pay raise for troops.
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The House, seizing a rare moment of bipartisanship to respond to the economyâs slump, overwhelmingly passed a $146 billion aid package that would speed rebates of $600-$1,200 to most taxpayers.
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The US Senate on Tuesday by a vote of 60 to 38 approved a sweeping homeland security bill meant to shore up US defenses against future terror attack.