Congress Approves Lewis and Clark Park
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Congress has passed and sent to the president a bill that would establish the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park in Oregon and Washington state.
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The House on Tuesday approved a long-delayed plan to designate Bainbridge Island, Wash. &#151; where hundreds of Japanese-Americans were once forced from their homes on the way to prison camps during World War II &#151; as a national historic site.
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The U.S. House of Representatives defied the White House on Wednesday by easily backing a measure that supporters say will make Mexican trucks operating on U.S. roads safer.
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By Dennison, Mike HELENA - A bill pitched as a catalyst for future energy development in Montana won endorsement Thursday from the Montana House, but not without criticism that it needlessly expands government.
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The District of Columbia Council approved financing a ballpark for the Washington-bound Expos after voting Tuesday to cap funding at &#36;630 million.
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The US Congress on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a giant economic stimulus plan sought by the White House amid mounting fears that the world's biggest economy could be sliding into a recession.
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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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By ED SEALOVER THE GAZETTE  DENVER - A bill designed to stop the Army from condemning private land to expand the Pion Canyon Maneuver Site made it through a House committee Tuesday, though even some of its supporters admitted it likely is unconstitutional.
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By MATTHEW DALY  WASHINGTON - Congress early Saturday approved a bill to revamp management of the nation's marine fisheries and strengthen protections against overfishing of dwindling stocks.
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The U.S. Congress early on Saturday took a major step toward permitting the sale of American-made nuclear reactors and fuel to India by giving final approval to a White House-backed bill.
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The District of Columbia Council approved financing a ballpark for the Washington Nationals after voting Tuesday to cap funding at $630 million.
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The District of Columbia's City Council narrowly approved today a modified plan to build a 41,000-seat baseball stadium for the Nationals, the former Montreal Expos.
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Congress approved expanded offshore drilling in its final hours, giving energy companies access to oil and natural gas deposits in a vast area once off limits in the Gulf of Mexico.
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The City Council narrowly approved a taxpayer-financed plan late Tuesday night to build a new riverfront baseball stadium. But it was not clear whether the amended measure
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Supporters see federal move granting greater flexibility. Critics predict more logging.
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In a vote aimed at limiting the power of local officials to take or restrict the use of private land, the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill to expedite property rights claims in federal courts.
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Washington, D.C.'s City Council on Tuesday approved a debt and tax-backed financing plan to build a new stadium for Major League Baseball, moving a step closer to bringing baseball back to the U.S. capital.