Congress urged to pass 9/11 overhaul
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The White House urged congressional negotiators Tuesday to agree quickly on overhauling U.S. spy agencies so President Bush can sign the bill into law "as soon as possible." A House-Senate committee will meet Wednesday to negotiate over differences, particularly border control provisions.
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A Republican senator calls for a post-9/11 overhaul of US intelligence which would see the break-up of the CIA.
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Members of the Sept. 11 commission urged Congress yesterday to impose strict deadlines on the Department of Homeland Security to close loopholes in the nation&#39;s transportation system, even if it means going up against powerful ...
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Representative Nancy J. Pelosi said the formation of the panel was in response to the 9/11 panelâs recommendations and is part of an effort to make spending on intelligence more transparent.
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Despite its flaws, the intelligence reform bill awaiting the president&#39;s signature is a major step toward improving the nation&#39;s ability to prevent future terrorist attacks.
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Congress was pushing on Friday to finish legislation that would boost security at U.S. ports, but the bill was attracting a flurry of last-minute amendments with both parties viewing it as a must-pass measure ahead of November elections.
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WASHINGTON - Congress neared final passage today of far-reaching legislation overhauling the nation&#39;s intelligence network and instituting new border and aviation security safeguards.
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Congress is moving to change the direction of the Bush administration's nuclear weapons program by demanding the development of a comprehensive post-Sept. 11, 2001, nuclear strategy before it approves funding a new generation of warheads.
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Former members of the Sept. 11 commission met Tuesday with Vice President Dick Cheney, and President Bush planned talks with leaders of Congress in an attempt to gain passage for an intelligence reorganization bill this year.
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The agreement will allow passage of a bill to enact the major recommendations of the independent Sept. 11 commission.
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President Bush will make a final appeal to Congress to find a way to pass legislation before the end of the year that would make the Sept. 11 commission's terror-fighting recommendations law, White House officials said Friday.
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U.S. House of Representatives  Republican leaders unveiled sweeping legislation on Friday that  they said reflects Sept. 11 commission recommendations for  reforming U.S. intelligence operations.
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WASHINGTON - It will take pressure by President Bush on the Republican-controlled Congress to ensure passage of bottled-up legislation to overhaul intelligence agencies, the chairman of the Sept.
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WASHINGTON - Racing the clock, Senate leaders are applying finishing touches to bipartisan legislation addressing the Sept. 11 commission's recommendations just as House GOP leaders prepare to debate their version, which Democrats call partisan and weak...
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Families of victims of the Sept. 11,  2001 attacks criticized President Bush and Republicans in  Congress on Wednesday for failing to pass a law to overhaul  U.S. intelligence agencies.
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WASHINGTON -- Relatives of Sept. 11 victims yesterday urged quick congressional approval of a national intelligence director and other reforms recommended by the federal commission that investigated the 2001 attacks.
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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