Lawmakers Move Toward Deal on Storm Aid
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House-Senate bargainers neared agreement Friday on an election-season &#36;14.7 billion package of aid for East Coast hurricane victims and drought-stricken farmers, participants said.
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As relief pledges near $4 billion, officials hope to leverage altruism for crises elsewhere.
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Legislators are trying to attach tax breaks as part of a broad energy bill to an emergency economic aid package containing rebates for millions of taxpayers
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Officials in the Philippines have called for international aid to help more than half a million people hit by devastating back-to-back storms.
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hile George W. Bush signed emergency orders for rescue supplies to hurricane victims this morning, preparing for a possible visit to the ravaged areas, right-wingers were having a ball with Teresa Heinz Kerry.
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President Bush's decision to resume U.S. aid to the Palestinian government has left some lawmakers uneasy, including at least one Republican who wants to pass a law that would reverse it.
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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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WASHINGTON - The Senate on Monday prepared to pass three substantial bills - spending for disaster relief and homeland security and a corporate tax bill two years in the making - freeing lawmakers to leave Washington for the campaign trail.    Passage of the three bills, already approved by the House, comes only after the concerns of several Democrats threatening to filibuster were assuaged and requiring senators to meet in a rare weekend session and on the Columbus Day holiday...
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President Bush is expected to ask Congress as early as Monday for at least another &#36;3 billion to help cover the cost of Florida's pummeling by hurricanes, congressional aides said Friday.
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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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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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Representatives of insurance firms are meeting ministers to discuss claims following the recent floods.
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As House Democrats wrangle over details of a $100 billion war spending bill -- including whether restrictions should be placed on troops sent to Iraq -- some members want to add significant money for agricultural relief, Hurricane Katrina reconstruction and other nonmilitary projects.
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Lawmakers pushed to finish work Friday on legislation focused on national defense, Iraq, terrorism and illegal immigration as Republicans pinned their hopes for keeping control of Congress on making national security the theme of the Nov. 7 election.
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The following aid agencies are accepting contributions for assistance for those affected by the storm in Haiti. The organizations are members of InterAction, a coalition of relief agencies.
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WASHINGTON The White House and lawmakers are getting close to agreement on a 388 (b) billion-dollar spending measure that could be ready for votes today.
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Members of Congress are pushing for quick action on aid to survivors of the Asian tsunami, but the Bush administration has plenty of money already to launch its relief operations in the Indian Ocean basin, congressional officials said Wednesday.