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Bush administration outlines student loan program

Sun, 2024-05-19 00:17
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration rolled out pricing details on Wednesday for an urgent student loan market stabilization program mandated earlier this month by Congress, with key lawmakers expressing general support.

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Without Kennedy, Senate quieter, emptier

Sun, 2024-05-19 00:17
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Without its most powerful orator and liberal giant, the U.S. Senate was suddenly quieter and emptier on Wednesday.

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Bush signs genetics anti-discrimination law

Sun, 2024-05-19 00:17
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Wednesday signed a law that prohibits discrimination against anyone whose genetic information shows a predisposition to illnesses such as cancer or heart disease.

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Senate panel to quiz proposed housing chief

Sun, 2024-05-19 00:17
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Banking Committee is scheduled on Thursday to question President George W. Bush's nominee to run the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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Congress grills oil execs on record pump prices

Sun, 2024-05-19 00:17
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the Senate on Wednesday attempted to link record gasoline prices to cozy ties between President George. W. Bush - a former Texas oil man - and five big energy companies who logged $36 billion in profits in the first quarter of 2008.

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House overrides Bush veto of U.S. farm bill

Sun, 2024-05-19 00:17
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House on Wednesday voted to override President George W. Bush's veto of the $289 billion farm bill that expands public nutrition programs for poor Americans but does not cut subsidies for wealthy farmers as much as Bush demanded.

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Sen. Kennedy goes home after cancer diagnosis

Sun, 2024-05-19 00:17
BOSTON (Reuters) - Sen. Edward Kennedy, an elder statesman of U.S. liberal politics and brother of slain President John Kennedy, was released from hospital on Wednesday after being diagnosed with a deadly brain tumor.

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Clinton nearly $20 million in debt at end of April

Sun, 2024-05-19 00:17
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton's presidential bid fell deeper in debt in April despite a strong fundraising effort in her increasingly unlikely effort to defeat rival Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination, campaign finance records show.

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Obama leads McCain in November match: Reuters poll

Sun, 2024-05-19 00:17
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama has opened an 8-point national lead on Republican John McCain as the U.S. presidential rivals turn their focus to a general election race, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.

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White House says "veto will be soon" of farm bill

Sun, 2024-05-19 00:17
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush will soon veto the $289 billion U.S. farm bill, a White House spokesman said Wednesday, despite signs Congress will override the veto to enact the bill into law.

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Kennedy's illness stirs talk about family legacy

Sun, 2024-05-19 00:17
BOSTON (Reuters) - As U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy battles a brain tumor in Massachusetts General Hospital, his home state is hoping his illness will not bring a swift end to the Kennedy era.

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Economic fears darken U.S. mood: Reuters poll

Sun, 2024-05-19 00:17
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Growing anxiety about their economic prospects and deep unhappiness with President George W. Bush and the U.S. Congress plunged Americans into a dark mood this month, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.

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Obama eyes general election with Iowa celebration

Sun, 2024-05-19 00:17
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama came close to declaring victory in the race for his party's presidential nomination on Tuesday, looking to November while thanking the state that launched his underdog White House bid.

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McCain strategist keeps Obama vow, leaving campaign

Sun, 2024-05-19 00:17
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (Reuters) - A senior adviser to Republican presidential candidate John McCain said on Tuesday that he was stepping down to keep a commitment he made not to campaign against Democrat Barack Obama.

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Obama focuses on McCain during Florida stop

Sun, 2024-05-19 00:17
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Barack Obama sounded like the probable Democratic presidential nominee on a visit to the November election battleground of Florida on Wednesday, praising rival Hillary Clinton and focusing his criticism on Republican foe John McCain.

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Obama raised $31 million in April: campaign

Sun, 2024-05-19 00:17
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential front-runner Barack Obama raised more than $31 million dollars in campaign donations in April, his campaign reported on Tuesday.

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U.S. officials to promote Palestinian investments

Sun, 2024-05-19 00:17
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials said on Tuesday they aim to address economic roadblocks in the Palestinian territories -- including actual Israeli roadblocks and security risks -- at an investment conference in Bethlehem this week.

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Congress mulls trade safety for service sector workers

Sun, 2024-05-19 00:17
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation to help win approval of three free trade deals pending in Congress could qualify millions of U.S. service industry workers, in jobs ranging from low-level data entry clerks to high-paid financial analysts, for government aid if their jobs move overseas.

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House passes bill to sue OPEC over oil prices

Sun, 2024-05-19 00:17
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation on Tuesday allowing the Justice Department to sue OPEC members for limiting oil supplies and working together to set crude prices, but the White House threatened to veto the measure.

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Rice to take UK's Miliband to California hometown

Sun, 2024-05-19 00:17
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Determined to show him life outside Washington, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will take Britain's foreign secretary to her California hometown this week, the State Department said on Tuesday.

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