U.S. Senator Closes Capitol Office Citing Security
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Democratic Sen. Mark Dayton said on  Tuesday he was closing his office in the U.S. Capitol complex  until after the Nov. 2 elections, citing security concerns  stemming from a classified intelligence briefing.
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An unarmed security guard was shot inside the state Capitol on Monday afternoon by someone who then fled in a vehicle, authorities said.
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An armed man who ran through the U.S. Capitol this week was stopped by civilian employees, not police officers, authorities said Friday, reversing course in what was already an embarrassing security breach.
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The United States closed its consular  office and the American Center in India's commercial hub Bombay  Tuesday and warned its citizens to take maintain extra  vigilance in view of a terror threat, a U.S. official said.
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Minnesota Senator Mark Dayton shuts down his office after a CIA briefing
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Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) was in surgery last night after falling ill at the Capitol, introducing a note of uncertainty over control of the Senate just weeks before Democrats are to take over with a one-vote margin.
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BOISE, Idaho  - Long-serving Republican Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho, embroiled in a sex scandal and lacking support from his party, said on Saturday he will resign from the U.S. Senate.
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Amid deep and growing divisions among Senate Democrats, Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) last night abruptly withdrew legislation that would have changed surveillance law and granted the nation's telecommunications companies retroactive immunity from lawsuits charging they had violated...
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Sept. 21, 2004 - A man suspected in the shooting death of an unarmed Capitol security guard was arrested Tuesday as he knocked on doors asking people for a ride to the police station, authorities said.
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MADISON, Wis. - A fire alarm set off by smoke in the state Capitol caused an evacuation before firefighters located the source of the problem - a toaster and a singed muffin. "It was not too badly singed," said Justin Sargent, an aide to Sen.
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A Louisiana Democrat facing a  bribery investigation was kicked off a powerful congressional  committee on Friday, ending an unwelcome distraction for  Democrats as they try to keep the national focus on Republican  scandals in an election year.
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Part of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington has been evacuated and closed to tourists after suspicious items were found, a park police officer said on Monday.
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A US senator who pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct is set to resign from the Senate, officials say.
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Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson was in critical condition after brain surgery, the U.S. Capitol physician said on Thursday, an illness that could deprive Democrats of their precarious hold on the incoming Senate.
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A Democratic state senator struck in the head by a Republican colleague on the Senate floor said Wednesday he doesn't plan to file charges or a lawsuit, provided the Senate properly punishes his attacker.
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Loop Fans have reported hearing an odd creaking sound in recent days and have been wondering what it was. After thorough investigation, we have determined that it was the venerable Senate Confirmation Door slowly closing on people wanting top-level jobs in the Bush administration.
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A gunman walked into the state Capitol and shot an unarmed security guard to death Monday before stashing the weapon in the trunk of his car and driving way, authorities said.