House OKs trade pact with Jordan in tariff-free move
The House approved a free trade agreement with Jordan linking trade to worker rights and environmental standards. The pact advances Jordan toward tariff-free status, joining Canada Mexico and Israel as tariff-free partners. Senate Finance Committee backed it last week and the White House supports the measure.
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Canada
Mexico
Israel
United States
Senate Finance Committee
White House
Ex-auditor sentenced for White House shooting incident
Washington AP reports Pickett a 48 year old former IRS auditor from Evansville Indiana was sentenced to three years in a federal prison hospital for a shooting outside the White House. He described long running mental illness beginning 30 years ago and noted he was on 24 medications at arrest with 15 years of psychiatric care.
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Internal Revenue Service
White House
Pickett
Evansville
Ind
House studies gym access
Female lawmakers in the House face restrictions on using the basement gym in the Rayburn Building. Rep. Anne Northup notes about 62 women are discouraged from exercising there, despite sessions with male colleagues on committees and the floor.
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Washington (Ap
Anne Northup
Sam Rayburn
Independence Avenue
Capitol
Panel Probes Light Cameras at Stop Lights
A House committee debated red light cameras used at traffic signals. Proponents cite fatalities from red light runners while opponents claim privacy intrusion. About 50 cities use cameras that photograph passing vehicles and mail citations to owners via plate records.
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Washington
House
Senate curbs cockfighting ban extended to interstate transfers
The Senate approved an amendment prohibiting the interstate transfer of birds for cockfighting, marking a victory for animal rights activists. Federal law bans cross state shipments, but birds can still be shipped to New Mexico Oklahoma or Louisiana where cockfighting remains legal, creating a loophole critics call crafty.
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Senate
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Senate approves Ziglar as INS commissioner
Senators approved former Senate sergeant at arms James Ziglar as the new Immigration and Naturalization Service commissioner. Ziglar has led protocol and enforcement in the Senate since 1998, bringing 35 years of management experience to the role amid plans to potentially split service and enforcement duties.
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Senate
James Ziglar
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Ziglar
Chamber
Congress
Bush backs election reform report with cautious support
President Bush endorsed general principles of the Ford Carter panel urging Election Day as a federal holiday and easier absentee voting while reserving stance on state measures. Bush praised reforms in a Rose Garden ceremony with Carter nearby, amid partisan debate over turnout and voting rules.
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White House
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Senate
Tom Daschle
House
Richard Gephardt
Dennis Hastert
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al Gore
U.S
Ari Fleischer
Senate rejects House farm aid package in budget clash
The Senate narrowly rejected a 5.5 billion House farm aid package and urged a larger 7.5 billion measure backed by Democrats. President Bush pressed lawmakers to stay within budget limits as Republicans warned of a veto fight. The split vote highlighted tensions over aid as farm incomes face a drop to an estimated 42.4 billion this year.
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House
Bush
White House
Richard Lugar
R-Ind
Tom Delay
Texas
Tom Daschle
South Dakota
Daschle
Agriculture Committee
Tom Harkin
Lowa
Agriculture Department
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