Congress rebuffs Bush on overtime pay fight
Congress rebuffed President Bush as Republicans in a tense session balked at proposed overtime pay changes. Labor groups celebrated votes that would shift government work to the private sector and adjust pension rules, while economists warned of broader economic and job-creation implications amid rising unemployment and a slowing economy.
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Chiesas
Congress
Bill Samuel
Afl-Cio
Pat Cleary
National Association of Manufacturers
House
Senate
Bush
Deborah Pryce
Ohio
GOP
Pryce
Hose
Hermemo
Iraq
Sen
Jeff Bingayan
Economic Policy Institute
Fugitive illegals volume grows after September 11
Boston AP report details shortfalls in post 9 11 immigration drive. Federal funding for nine new enforcement teams released but not yet filled. Agency estimates 240 new teams needed over four years to remove violators, with only 8 million illegal immigrants identified and about 400 000 ordered deported. Boston office doubles goal to 450 arrests this fiscal year, underscoring tensions between enforcement and immigrant communities.
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Boston
United States
Anthony Tangeman
Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Washington
Tangeman
Nancy Kelly
Greater Boston
Bush pushes administrative subpoenas to fight terrorism
The Bush administration seeks to expand federal powers by allowing administrative subpoenas that bypass judges or grand juries to gather records or witness information quickly. Critics warn of unchecked surveillance, while supporters say it speeds interception of terror plots. legislation, dubbed Patriot I, would also broaden the death penalty for terror offenses and deny bond to suspects.
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Bush
Washington
Bush Administration
Justice Department
FBI
Gerald Lefcourt
New York
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Capitol
Congress
Settlements Do Not Cure Clergy Abuse Wounds in Boston
Boston victims weigh an $85 million archdiocese deal as 552 survivors decide whether to join. Individual payouts range from about $80 000 to $300 000 based on harm, with some saying compensation offers validation but cannot erase trauma. Many victims caution against expecting a cure and note lasting emotional scars.
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John Robitaille
Fall River
John Sacco
John Geoghan
Robitaille
U.S
David Clohessy
Clohessy
Barbara Blaine
SNAP
Chicago
Diocese of
Toledo
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