House approves bill limiting Afghan aid
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The House passed $6.4 billion legislation Wednesday that would cut off U.S. aid to local governments in Afghanistan with ties to drug dealers, criminals or terrorists, a standard the White House says is unrealistic.
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The U.S. House of Representatives on  Thursday approved a plan to allow oil drilling in Alaska&#039;s  Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
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The House of Representatives approved a $556 billion bill on Wednesday to fund most of the federal government through September 2008, ending a year-long budget fight with President George W. Bush by also including new money for the Iraq war.
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The House passed a $120 billion war-spending bill Thursday that had been the primary point of contention between Democrats and President Bush. The bill does not include a deadline for U.S. troops to pull out of Iraq as Democrats originally demanded but does have political benchmarks that the Iraqi government should meet to keep reconstruction aid flowing. It also includes a raft of domestic spending measures, including a federal minimum wage hike.
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WASHINGTON - The House approved GOP-crafted legislation Friday to implement the Sept. 11 commission's recommendations and give law enforcement new powers to fight terrorism and curb illegal immigration...
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The House on Saturday unanimously approved &#36;14.5 billion for hurricane victims and struggling farmers as Congress moved a step closer to showering money on Florida and other pivotal states in the upcoming elections.
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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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Legislation to protect U.S. soldiers from predatory life insurance and mutual fund sales on military bases was approved overwhelmingly on Tuesday by the U.S. House of Representatives.
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The US House of Representatives on Saturday approved a final $422 billion bill for defense programs that backs next year&#39;s round of military base closings and kills
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The upper house of parliament passed a resolution Tuesday that calls for an amnesty for Afghans &#151; including some lawmakers and members of the government &#151; who are suspected of war crimes during a quarter-century of fighting, an official said. President Hamid Karzai will now decide whether it should become law, said Kadamali Nekpai, chief of the upper house's press department.
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The Afghan parliament passed a revised  bill on Saturday that called for amnesty for groups involved in  war crimes but also recognized the victims' right to seek  justice, lawmakers said.
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Despite intense partisan divisions over the course of the Iraq war, the House on Tuesday easily approved $70 billion more for military operations there and in Afghanistan. Lawmakers also adopted a record $448 billion budget for the Pentagon.
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The House approved legislation Wednesday giving the Bush administration authority to interrogate and prosecute terrorism detainees, moving President Bush to the edge of a pre-election victory with a key piece of his anti-terror plan.
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The House voted to approve a $146 billion fiscal stimulus package, hoping to quickly seal a fast-paced deal with the Bush administration. But Senate Democrats forged ahead with their own, more expensive plan.
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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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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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The US House of Representatives approved an amended giant economic stimulus plan Thursday which had been sought by President George W. Bush amid fears the economy is sliding into a recession.