House panel votes to seek contempt charges
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U.S. lawmakers escalated their battle with the White House on Wednesday by recommending contempt citations against an aide and a former aide of President George W. Bush who refused to cooperate in a probe of the firing of federal prosecutors.
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In an escalation of its investigation, the House Judiciary Committee seeks to question two White House counsels
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A bill slapping fines on lawyers for  filing frivolous lawsuits was approved on Wednesday by a U.S.  House of Representatives panel, acting on a priority President  Bush highlighted at last week's Republican party convention.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Thursday to hold two men who have been top aides to President George W. Bush in contempt for refusing to comply with subpoenas in its probe of the firing of federal prosecutors.
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A US House of Representatives panel announced a probe into the handling of a widening congressional sex scandal that has rocked the majority Republican party.
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Republicans in the US House of Representatives changed their rules so that Majority Leader Tom DeLay could stay in power if he&#39;s indicted by a Texas grand jury.
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The White House chief of staff faced possible contempt charges after a congressional panel on Thursday rejected President George W. Bush's attempt to limit the probe of the firing of federal prosecutors.
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A House of Representatives subcommittee has scheduled a hearing to examine the NFL Players Association's procedures for disciplining agents.
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By PETER HARDIN  SCOTT PICKED - A task force announced by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will look at setting up an outside panel to investigate ethics problems involving members of Congress. Virginia's Robert C. Scott was picked for the task force.
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The House enacted a change that would effectively dismiss a complaint in the event of a deadlock in the ethics committee.
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House leaders on Wednesday announced a task force to examine whether an outside panel should investigate ethics problems involving House members.
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Lawmakers charged with enforcing  ethics in the U.S. House of Representatives met on Thursday to  begin an investigation of a sex scandal that has ensnared top  Republicans and could harm their chances of keeping control of  Congress in the November 7 elections.
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House Republicans proposed changing their rules last night to allow members indicted by state grand juries to remain in a leadership post, a move that would benefit Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) in case he is charged by a Texas grand jury that has indicted three of his political associates, according to GOP leaders.
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Republican and Democratic members of   the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday   demanded Republican leaders allow a floor vote on legislation   that would ban the use of deceptive means to obtain private   telephone records.
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A House Republican has drafted a bill largely mimicking an administration plan to create military commissions to prosecute terror suspects, including a provision letting judges bar defendants from access to some evidence.
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Although there is no indication that House Majority Leader Tom DeLay of Sugarland is going to be indicted, the House Republican Conference decided Wednesday that a party committee of several dozen members would review any felony indictment against a party
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The US Attorney&#39;s office is investigating whether criminal contempt charges should be pursued against a defense lawyer who admitted leaking an FBI tape to a reporter, then lying about it.