Senators Ask Probe of Financial Products to GIs
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Congress' watchdog should  investigate how financial products are sold on military bases,  two senators urged on Wednesday, after reports some insurers  and mutual fund companies target soldiers with pricey,  questionable products.
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U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein has asked the GAO to investigate whether problems with e-voting machines have been caused by fraud or mechanical failure.
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Two MPs have demanded an inquiry into claims that a British-based security firm operating in Iraq withheld intelligence from British troops, The Guardian newspaper reported Monday.
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A watchdog group asked the Justice Department on Thursday to investigate whether a congressman broke the law by not paying taxes and using his office's resources for campaign activities.
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Lawmakers on Wednesday requested additional independent tests to determine whether standard-issue body armor for U.S. soldiers is more effective than an alternative.
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By Jonathan B. Cox, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 9--An influential lawmaker said Thursday he wants the state to review its use of incentives in luring companies to North Carolina.
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Three congressmen are asking the General Accounting Office to investigate irregularities with voting machines during the presidential election, but they don't anticipate a change in election outcome. By Kim Zetter.
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Whoever wrote a legislative provision to give more members of Congress access to income tax records should be tracked down and held to account, a Democratic senator said Monday.
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Federal regulators could collect more than $200 million a year in import fees under legislation introduced yesterday by a senior Senate Democrat that aims to strengthen oversight of food brought into the country.
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Three House committee chairmen urged a secretive government panel Wednesday to investigate national security implications of IBM's proposed &#36;1.75 billion sale of its personal computer division to a China-based company.
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The Bush administration is considering launching an extensive probe of whether the pending sale of International Business Machines Corp.'s personal computer business to a Chinese company might pose national security problems, according to members of a congressional oversight group.
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National Audit Office could be brought in to check MPs' expenses in the wake of the Conway affair
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Two senior U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday raised questions about the Securities and Exchange Commission's handling of an insider trading investigation that involved hedge fund Pequot Capital and John Mack, chief executive of Wall Street giant Morgan Stanley .
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As the Senate contemplates whether to grant immunity to companies that helped the government with its secret eavesdropping programs, Wired is asking readers to call key senators to see where they stand on spying immunity.
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Two senior U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday  raised questions about the Securities and Exchange Commission's  handling of an insider trading investigation that involved  hedge fund Pequot Capital and John Mack, chief executive of  Wall Street giant Morgan Stanley .
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With home foreclosures surging, senators on Wednesday examined lending practices that especially hurt minorities and seniors and can heighten the risk of default.
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NEW YORK -- Congressional investigators examining &quot;a semitrailer truck load&quot; of subpoenaed documents are trying to determine whether lax monitoring at a French bank that held more than $60 billion for the UN oil-for-food program facilitated illicit business deals by the former Iraqi government, officials told The Associated Press.