Democrats face limits as House votes curb agenda
Democrats in the House showed fracture as 174 of 232 backed proposals shifting tax and spending. The chamber approved 352 to 64 to delay an AMT expansion and 272 to 142 to earmark 70 billion dollars for Iraq and Afghanistan, highlighting deficits in party unity amid Republican veto threats and Senate filibusters.
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Pelosi ends Hastert rule as Democrats back Iraq funding
Analysis notes the House split over war spending with 174 of 232 Democrats opposing or resisting measures. Pelosi abandoned the Hastert rule, allowing major Iraq funding bills to pass without conditions, reflecting bipartisan loyalty to Bush policies and avoiding a possible government shutdown.
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Hoover plan to arrest up to twelve thousand Americans
Declassified 1950 document shows J Edgar Hoover proposed suspending detention rules to detain up to 12,000 suspected disloyal Americans. He sent the plan to the White House on July 7 1950 after the Korean War began. no evidence Truman approved housing suspects in military or federal prisons. The NYT reports.
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CIA rebutts video tapes on 9/11 interrogations
The CIA says it waited until the September 11 Commission ended before destroying videotapes of two al Qaida suspects. The move draws concern from a federal judge and Congress, with the Justice Department probing possible legal violations and a Zeilikow memo noting requests for documents.
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