US Senate approves economic stimulus plan
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The US Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved its own version of a giant economic stimulus plan sought by the White House amid mounting fears that the economy could be falling into a recession.
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The Senate on Friday approved a $286 billion farm bill with an election-year expansion of subsidies for growers and food stamps for the poor.
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With bipartisan support, the Senate Finance Committee yesterday approved a $157 billion economic stimulus plan that rivals the measure fashioned by President Bush and House leaders, setting up a Senate showdown today that could determine who will receive rebates from the federal government and how...
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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 United States senate has backed a measure that would provide an emergency US$75 million ($114.2 million) to finance efforts by African Union troops to try and restore peace in Sudan.
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The House today overwhelmingly approved a $146 billion economic stimulus package that would provide rebate checks to taxpayers. The measure now goes to the Senate, where some Democrats want to amend it to add more benefits. President Bush wants the bill passed as is, so that it can be put to use more quickly to boost the economy.
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Democratic leaders in the U.S. House  of Representatives on Tuesday began laying the groundwork for  an economic stimulus plan of about $100 billion that likely  will include tax rebates to help stave off a possible  recession.
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An economic stimulus package to help  stave off recession is on the fast track in Congress after  Democratic and Republican leaders in the House of  Representatives on Wednesday reached a rare agreement to  quickly pull together a bipartisan plan.
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The Senate on Tuesday approved sweeping legislation to keep the government operating through September 2008 and handed President George W. Bush a victory by including additional Iraq war funds without conditions for ending the combat.
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An energy bill requiring greater fuel efficiency in US cars and trucks has been passed by the Senate.
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An economic stimulus package to help stave off recession is on the fast track in Congress after Democratic and Republican leaders in the House of Representatives on Wednesday reached a rare agreement to quickly pull together a bipartisan plan.
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Four senators said they expected  Congress to quickly and overwhelmingly approved bill they  introduced on Wednesday giving the U.S. Treasury Department new  tools to press China to more quickly raise the value of its  currency.
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The House voted to approve the 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 Senate is set to begin voting on dueling economic aid proposals, as senators rush to add more benefits to a House-passed package
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The US Senate voted overwhelmingly to raise the federal minimum wage for the first time in nearly a decade, fulfilling a major vow of the new Democratic-led Congress.
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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.
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The US Senate gave final congressional approval yesterday to $14.5 billion in aid for states hit by hurricanes and drought and $32 billion for homeland