Congress Set to Convene; Seek Disaster Aid
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The 109th U.S. Congress convenes on  Tuesday with more aid for victims of the South Asia tsunami a  top priority.
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POPLAR BLUFF, Mo.  - The White House asked  Congress on Monday to approve $2 billion in emergency funding  for hurricane-battered Florida and said President Bush would  visit the election battleground state on Wednesday.
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The United States Congress risks a presidential veto if it approves a multibillion-dollar disaster aid package for farmers and ranchers, the White House said on Tuesday, ahead of a Senate vote on the question.
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U.S. officials held a conference call Sunday to discuss ways to aid the south Asian countries inundated by the Indian Ocean tsunami. A White House statement said aid had begun flowing to Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
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President Bush plans to ask Congress  on Monday to rush more than $2 billion in additional aid to  hurricane-battered Florida, administration officials said on  Friday.
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Members of New York's heavily Democratic delegation on Capitol Hill worry they will be shoved aside when Congress returns to confront issues that impact the city and state.
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The United States is preparing a new  tsunami disaster aid package for introduction in Congress early  next year, but a leading Democrat said on Thursday President  Bush has the authority to commit $300 million immediately to  the international relief effort.
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By CAIN BURDEAU  NEW ORLEANS - A group of residents called Monday for Congress to set up an independent, bipartisan panel similar to the Sept. 11 Commission to investigate why levees failed during Hurricane Katrina.
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Two congressional committees are scheduled this week to consider a bill giving the District its first full vote in the House, and senior Democrats hope to pass it in the House and send it to the Senate this month.
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President Bush will ask Congress for &#36;2 billion to help victims of Hurricane Charley, the White House said Friday.
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WASHINGTON -- Spurred by the crisis in the home mortgage industry, Congress is readying a slew of proposals aimed at changing some lending practices and helping financially distressed homeowners hang onto their homes.
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The President goes to Capitol Hill in an effort save the troubled bill
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Congress's new party of power faces a challenge in achieving their goals amid the current budget crisis.
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Lawmakers converging on Annapolis this week for a special session face a daunting task.
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Congress was surrounded by police, soldiers and towering concrete and metal barriers Thursday in advance of President Vicente Fox's state-of-the-nation address, which is shaping up to be a major showdown with protesters demanding a recount of the July 2 election results.
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Health insurance for children and college loan help are priorities in Congress this fall.
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WASHINGTON - Ending weeks of stalemate, lawmakers got ready Saturday to send nearly $15 billion to states battered by hurricanes and drought as Congress plowed through a pre-election pile of bills that cut taxes and overhaul intelligence agencies.    House-Senate bargainers met one final time to put the finishing touches on the natural disaster assistance and attach it to a $10 billion military construction measure...