Lame duck Congress waits to vote before election
Congress delays key bills including Homeland Security and bankruptcy protections until after the November elections. House and Senate confront funding gaps and political blame while a lame duck session looms with unresolved priorities and potential party shifts.
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Lame Duck Congress
Washington
Congress
Homeland Security Department
Medicare
House
Senate
J.C. Watts
Oklahoma
Tom Daschle
South Dakota
Dick Gephardt
D-Mo
Al-Qaida poised to strike again
CIA Director George Tenet told lawmakers that recent overseas incidents indicate al-Qaida is in an execution phase and may strike Americans, possibly in the United States. He said Ridge has taken defensive measures in areas where intelligence was most credible.
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Washington
CIA
George Tenet
al-Qaida
United States
Kuwait
Indonesia
Tenet
Homeland Security
Tom Ridge
Ridge
FBI
Robert Mueller
House
Senate
Fred Thompson
R-Tenn
Tenets
U.S
bin Laden
World Trade Center
Bob Graham
Senate Intelligence Committee
Osama bin Laden
Yemen
Jordan
Middle East
National Security Agency
Michael Hayden
White House clamps down on personal use of government cards
A six month crackdown by the Office of Management and Budget cuts personal purchases with government charge cards. Agencies canceled hundreds of thousands of accounts, docked pay, and blocked payments to thousands of vendors. Travel cards face limits and scrutiny as lawmakers push tighter controls.
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Washington
White House
Office of Management and Budget
Congressional
Defense Department
OMB
Education Department
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Education and Defense Departments
Mitchell Daniels Jr
Budget Office
Daniels
Robert Byrd
D-W.va
Charles Grassley
Iowa
Defense
Pentagon
Congress Finalizes Terrorism Insurance Bill Terms
Congress nears a $100 billion terrorism insurance package aimed at stimulating the economy and covering future losses. Negotiators say an agreement is close though not yet signed by House and Senate leaders. The plan would shield insurers from calamitous losses and curb punitive damages while linking government support to the industry.
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Homeland Security Department
Bush
House
Senate
Daschle
Dennis Hastert
Congress
Iraq
Washington
Christopher Dodd
D-Conn
House Financial Services Committee
Michael Oxley
Ohio
U.S
GOP
White House
Claire Buchan
Dodd
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Wisconsin
David Obey
House Appropriations Committee
Missouri
Jim Talent
Jean Carnahan
Donald Ritchie
Tip O'Neill
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