Iowans link DeLay downfall to K Street Project
Iowa lawmakers say the K Street lobbying network drove Tom DeLay from office. The piece notes DeLay's role in The K Street Project to place Republicans in power, claims of corruption risks, and reactions from Rep. Jim Leach and Sen. Tom Harkin.
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Gazette
Washington
Jim Leach
Iowa
K. Street
House
Tom DeLay
DeLay
Leach
Leonard Boswell
Tom Harkin
D-lowa
Congress
Dick Armey
Texas
International Relations Committee
Armey
Jim Nussle
Nussle
Tom Latham
Latham
Republicans divided over immigration standoff in Senate
The Senate clashed over immigration legislation with Republicans split on paths to citizenship for as many as 11 million immigrants and border security. Senator Mike DeWine cited difficulty in reaching a bill while the Bush administration pushed a temporary worker program tied to border steps. Senate leaders and lawmakers weighed options to separate longer residents from newer arrivals, with plans that would not force immediate mass repatriation.
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Senate
Mike DeWine
Ohio
United States
Sen
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Nebraska
Bill Frist
U.S
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Sprint
Sprint Pcs
N&w
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Senate panel adds funds to Iraq bill
The Senate Appropriations panel expanded a war funding bill by over 10 billion dollars adding money for drought relief bird flu oyster bed repairs and Gulf Coast hurricane aid. The package totals about 107 billion with 67.8 billion for Iraq and 27 billion for Gulf Coast relief. Key supporters were Byron Dorgan and Conrad Burns.
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Iraq
Washington
GOP
Pentagon
Gulf Coast
Byron Dorgan
D-N.d
Conrad Burns
R-Mont
Tom Harkin
D-Iowa
White House
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