Democrats struggle to fulfill agenda after early power surge
Two months into Democratic control Congress shows limited achievements amid a stubborn Senate dance and a Bush veto threat. They push for higher minimum wage, drug price negotiations and tax rollbacks while facing slow movement on Iraq, immigration, energy, and education. Leadership defends pace and accountability.
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Kansas Rep Nancy Boyda visits Iraq on first trip
Democrat Congresswoman Nancy Boyda of Kansas arrived in Iraq on Friday with fellow lawmakers to see U S troops and military facilities. She will observe the effects of the Iraqi civil war and learn firsthand how 2 000 Kansans serve daily. Her visit marks her first trip to Iraq as a member of the House Armed Services Committee.
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Iraqi war critic named senior State Department adviser
Condoleezza Rice appoints Eliot Cohen, Johns Hopkins professor, as counselor of the State Department. Cohen, a noted Iraq reconstruction critic, will replace Philip Zelikow. The move follows departures of hawkish figures John Bolton and Bob Joseph from the Bush administration.
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