Key holdout lends support to 9/11 bill
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Legislation that would put the nation&#39;s intelligence agencies under a single director&#39;s control appeared headed for passage this week, after President George W. Bush won crucial
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Despite a flurry of last-minute offers between the House and Senate, chances of Congress enacting the Sept. 11 commission's terror-fighting recommendations before Election Day are all but gone.
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Activists urging U.S. pension funds to divest in Iran-linked companies are hoping the Sept. 11 anniversary will draw attention to a cause they say is gaining momentum in state legislatures across the country.
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With one chief holdout down and one to go, a bill that would reform the intelligence system appears on course to be passed, perhaps today.
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers, including Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana, backed by leaders of the Sept. 11 commission, announced legislation Tuesday that would enact
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Democrats poised to take control of Congress say they'll work to implement the unfinished business the 9/11 Commission recommended to better protect America from terrorists. But it won't be easy.
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With September 11 still haunting the United States, both President George W. Bush and his Democratic rival, John Kerry, have received endorsements from families of the victims of the terrorist attack.
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The U.S. Senate on Thursday gave   final approval to a bill for tough interrogation and   prosecution of terrorism suspects, as President George W. Bush   prevailed after a series of setbacks on his detainee policies.
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WASHINGTON - Senate passage of a bill to enact the Sept. 11 commission's terror-fighting recommendations now puts the focus on the House, where getting Republicans and Democrats to agree on the legislation may be more difficult...
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Intelligence agencies came under sharp attack Sunday from lawmakers, as did Congress, where a bill to put in place recommendations from the Sept. 11 commission has stalled heading into this week's postelection session.
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President Bush and his Senate allies will kill a Sept. 11 antiterror bill if Congress sends it to the White House with a provision to let airport screeners unionize, the White House and 36 Republicans said Tuesday.
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Fears of a new September 11 have drowned out talk of civil liberties in the US election campaign even though the attacks led to legislation that campaigners say gave the government vast unchecked powers.
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Leading Republican and Democratic lawmakers continue to press for passage of a landmark bill to reform US intelligence agencies. The fate of the legislation appears to hinge on a few key
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Top officials gathered Monday to show unified support for a key bill the government presented to Congress to define punishment for demobilized right-wing paramilitary fighters.
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Mary Fetchet holds her son Brad&#39;s picture as she joins a vigil with nine eleven other victims&#39; relatives outside the White House, in support for the intelligence reform bill as legislators, background, line up to get cleared for a White House party Monday
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A U.S. Senate committee approved a  bipartisan bill to tighten rules on government eavesdropping on  terrorism suspects, but a Democratic presidential candidate  said on Thursday he would try to block it.
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A U.S. Senate committee approved a bipartisan bill to tighten rules on government eavesdropping on terrorism suspects, but a Democratic presidential candidate said on Thursday he would try to block it.