Bills seek to refill coffers for defense and disaster costs
Lawmakers advance bills totaling about 18 billion dollars for the IMF with conditions, while also pursuing 2.9 billion for U S troops and domestic disasters. House and Senate moves trigger White House objections and partisan clash over housing and other cuts to fund defense and El Nino relief.
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Executive privilege questioned over Clinton aides probe
Legal scholars questioned the White House bid to invoke executive privilege to shield aides from questions about conversations with Hillary Rodham Clinton. President Clinton avoided comment as Monica Lewinsky investigation sources said the privilege effort aimed to block testimony on first lady discussions. Critics likened the move to Nixon era overreach and argued the first lady is not an executive.
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