House G.O.P. Acts to Protect Chief
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House Republicans voted to abandon a party rule that requires a member of the leadership to step aside if indicted.
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House Republicans voted Wednesday to protect Majority Leader Tom DeLay by changing a party rule that likely would have forced him to step down if he is indicted in a Texas political corruption investigation.
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House Republican leaders yesterday easily pushed through sweeping new law enforcement powers as part of a Sept. 11 antiterrorism package
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By JOHN HEILPRIN  WASHINGTON - 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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State officials will step in and help local communities if they are overwhelmed during a disaster &#151; as they were in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina hit &#151; according to a new Homeland Security Department plan that tries to clarify who's in charge during emergencies.
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A Cabinet member's role in pressing lawmakers to back the Medicare prescription drug law last year prompted the House ethics committee to recommend changing a 200-year-old rule allowing the president's top appointees access to the House floor.
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A Border Patrol agent-turned-congressman will take over as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee next month, pledging to keep a closer eye on the nation's spy agencies and the Bush administration.
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The House of Representatives met Tuesday for what supporters of the intelligence reorganization bill expect will be the legislation&#39;s passage, thanks to a compromise that won the endorsement of House Armed Services Committee Chairman
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I am very pleased that HB186 -- the anti-bullying bill -- has passed the House education committee by 10-2. This important bill will help deter bullying in our schools. Most adults can remember being picked on or bullied.
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The US House of Representatives passes tough legislation against immigration.
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WASHINGTON - House Republican leaders on Friday easily pushed through sweeping new law enforcement powers as part of a Sept. 11 anti-terrorism package, but the House now must negotiate a truce with the Senate on those measures to get President Bush's signature before the elections...
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A private government watchdog organization said yesterday that nearly 100 chairmen and ranking minority members of House committees used their positions to benefit their families, including employing relatives for campaign or consulting work.
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House leaders are holding up action on a defense policy bill unless unrelated measures on immigration and court security are attached.
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Washington -- House Republicans adopted a rule change Wednesday that would allow their powerful majority leader, Rep. Tom DeLay of Texas, to keep his post if he is indicted on state corruption charges stemming
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US House Republicans are under attack for changing their party rules to protect House Majority Leader Tom Delay. The new rules would allow Delay to keep his leadership position even if he&#39;s indicted by a Texas Grand Jury.
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In the latest sign of G.O.P. division, Colin L. Powell sent a letter of support to Senator John McCain, who is seeking limits to legislation on interrogation.
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WASHINGTON - The House, in an emotionally and politically charged debate six weeks before the election, voted Thursday to protect the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance from further court challenges.    The legislation, promoted by GOP conservatives, would prevent federal courts, including the Supreme Court, from hearing cases challenging the words "under God," a part of the pledge for the past 50 years...