Congress Certifies Bush's Win After Protest
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The U.S. Congress on Thursday  formally certified President Bush as the victor of the November  elections after two Democrats symbolically stalled the event in  protest at alleged voting irregularities in Ohio.
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An elated President Bush claimed a re-election victory Wednesday after a tumultuous night of vote counting and a concession by John Kerry, as he pledged that he would seek to earn
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Chicago Tribune - As Congress formally certified President Bush's re-election, rancorous political theater returned to the Capitol on Thursday when two Democratic lawmakers halted the normally routine counting of Electoral College votes by objecting that Ohio's pivotal election outcome was seriously flawed.
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President George W. Bush's demand for immunity for telephone companies that participated in his warrantless domestic spying program won a test vote on Monday in the Democratic-led U.S. Senate.
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Two major challenges are expected to unfold Monday when Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell certifies the state's final presidential election results, declaring President Bush the winner by about 119,000 votes.
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The federal tax bill was approved by the Senate 69-17 after passing the House a week earlier by 280-41. Mr. Bush is expected to sign it, claiming it as support for the economy -- even though
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Legislation to provide the first increase in the federal minimum wage in a decade won final U.S. congressional approval on Thursday, and headed to President George W. Bush to sign into law.
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President Bushâs remarks came the morning after the Senate handed the White House a major victory by voting to broaden the governmentâs spy powers.
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The results of an audit support the official vote count showing that President Hugo Chavez won this month's recall referendum in Venezuela, the head of the Organization of American States said Saturday.
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The Senate approved a measure Thursday to help shield businesses from major class action lawsuits like the ones that have been brought against tobacco companies, giving President Bush the first legislative victory of his second term.
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President George W. Bush's election victory has won him the right to give the US Supreme Court, which plays a key social role, a much stronger conservative leaning.
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Condoleezza Rice was confirmed as U.S. secretary of state on Wednesday as a large majority of senators swept aside objections from some Democrats who said she should be held accountable for mistakes in the Iraq war.
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The U.S. Senate on Thursday gave   final approval to a bill for tough interrogations and   prosecutions of terrorism suspects, as President George W. Bush   prevailed after a series of setbacks on his detainee policies.
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Congress gave final approval Tuesday to a free trade agreement with Oman, ending months of debate over a deal that will have few economic effects but came to stand for growing differences over U.S. trade policy.
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WASHINGTON - Legislation extending three popular middle-class tax cuts for the rest of the decade sailed through Congress by lopsided votes in both the House and Senate, giving President Bush a major legislative victory on his signature economic issue, tax relief.    Many Democrats complained during debate Thursday that the majority Republicans who control Congress should have offset the lost revenue to keep the nation's soaring deficits from getting worse...
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President George W. Bush has won a second term in the White House, defeating Senator John F. Kerry. The Democrat from Massachusetts called the president yesterday morning to congratulate him, ending the possibility
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President Bush won re-election to a second four-year term over Democratic Sen. John Kerry on Wednesday and promised deeply divided Americans he would work to earn their support and trust.