9/11 Legislation Is Introduced as Congress Returns to Capitol
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Senators McCain and Lieberman entered a bill that would put into effect the 41 recommendations of the 9/11 commission.
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Congress neared agreement Thursday on legislation to strengthen security at the nation's ports, regarded since the Sept. 11 attacks as one of the most vulnerable targets for a catastrophic act of terrorism.
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WASHINGTON - Congress has passed and President Bush will sign a historic piece of legislation that will revamp the nation&#39;s intelligence system.
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After Congress shuffled the federal bureaucracy in response to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks by creating the Homeland Security Department, Democrats lost control of the Senate and four seats in the House.
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Security for President Bush's inauguration &#151; the first swearing-in since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks &#151; will be unprecedented with some 6,000 law enforcement personnel, canine bomb teams and close monitoring of transportation.
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Police have reinstated checkpoints  around the U.S. Capitol, drawing a protest from Washington's  representative to Congress, who called them inadequate  protection against attacks.
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President Bush vowed to work with Congress to revive a bill to enact major recommendations of the Sept. 11 panel.
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The U.S. Congress on Saturday passed a bill to improve U.S. preparedness for bioterrorism or other health crises, in part by accelerating development of new vaccines and drugs.
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The House of Representatives approved landmark legislation to revamp America's intelligence network, clearing the way for major reforms aimed at preventing a repeat of the September 11 attacks.
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Security officials for the first presidential inauguration since Sept. 11, 2001, are requiring every reporter, photographer and cameraman who works in and around the Capitol that day to be fingerprinted and undergo background checks.
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The 11 September 2001  attacks on America are to be recalled at ceremonies in New York and across the US.
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Comparison of some provisions in the House and Senate bills with the recommendations of the Sept. 11 commission:
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Police patrol the Capitol armed with rifles and wearing biological, chemical and radioactive attack gear. One senator was so concerned about the terrorist threat that he temporarily shut down his office during the recent pre-election recess. But more than three years after Sept. 11, Congress has yet to decide how it would respond to a catastrophic event that kills or incapacitates many or most of its members.
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The Senate returns Monday to its defense authorization bill, beginning with a politically charged debate about the treatment of detained terrorism suspects before lawmakers turn to the Iraq War.
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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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Congress will mark the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with a pre-election agenda focusing on national security-related issues.
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US Congress gave final approval to a massive reorganisation of America&#39;s intelligence system, which lawmakers said would reduce the risk of terror strikes like the attacks on September 11, 2001.