Private dollars paid for Brownback trips
Senator Sam Brownback charged 10 privately funded trips in 2005 totaling over 21400 dollars, funded by nonprofit advocacy groups and speaking engagements. The reviews highlight questions about lobbying rules and calls for stricter disclosure and preapproval for privately funded travel.
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Kansas Republican
Senate
Brownback
Kansas
Pat Roberts
Jack Abramoff
Abramoff
Capitol Hill
Pro Life Legal Defense Fund
National Right To Life Committee
Center For Moral Clarity
Senate Ethics Committee
New York
Time Magazine
Manchester
N.H
Burbank
Calif
Korean American Church Foundation
Roberts
Congress
Orlando
International Dairy Foods Association
Boca Raton
Chicago Board of Trade
Bush faces diplomatic fallout after port deal collapse
President Bush urged repairs to US UAE ties after Dubai owned firm gave up port terminal management. He said he would reassure Congress and public that the UAE is a vital ally in the war on terror, citing Dubai's naval support and anti nuclear networks cooperation. Condoleezza Rice echoed calls for intensified diplomacy amid investor wariness and a postponed UAE US free trade talks.
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Washington
U.S
Bush
United States
United Arab Emirates
Middle East
Dubai
Congress
Uae
A.Q. Khan
Condoleezza Rice
Chile
Persian Gulf
Poll finds broad U S fear of Iraqi civil war growth
An AP Ipsos poll shows a large majority of Americans fear Iraq will slide into civil war. About 70 percent of Republicans and 90 percent of Democrats agree. Violence rose after the Samarra shrine attack, while Iraqi leaders struggle to form a government and Bush faces low approval ratings amid security and Katrina concerns.
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Iraq
Ap-Ipsos
Mary Jo McCarthy
Medina
Ohio
Samarra
Bush
Congress
United States
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Regan Jewelers
Downey Lawn & Landscape
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Ford & Fingies
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