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| Feb.1 |
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Ashcroft is attorney general He was confirmed by 58-42 Senate vote
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| Feb.14 |
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 Senators push for China censure 11 senators have urged Bush to sponsor a U.N. resolution to condemn China's human rights record
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| Mar.15 |
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Bankruptcy reform Senate has passed a bill to overhaul the bankruptcy code that will make it harder to seek government protection
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| May.10 |
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Senate OKs budget plan Compromise budget resolution that calls for $1.35 trillion in tax cuts over 11 years was approved by 53-47 vote
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| Jul.10 |
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Police search congressman's home Officers enter Gary Condit's apartment as part of efforts to find a missing Chandra Levy, 24
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| Sep.6 |
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  Fox, Bush promote partnership Presidents tout the contributions of immigrants and benefits of free trade. Fox addressed a joint meeting of Congress
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| Sep.20 |
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 Bush addresses nation in Congress| President is singling out Osama Bin Laden and his al-Qaeda organisation. Bush creates High Office of Homeland Security | |
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| Oct.5 |
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Bush pushes for more tax cuts President has asked Congress to implement an additional $60bn worth of tax cuts and credits
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| Oct.15 |
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 Anthrax sent to Senate leader| President Bush said a letter opened in the office of Senate Democratic Leader Daschle had anthrax | |
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| Oct.17 |
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Capitol shuts as anthrax spreads| 31 Senate employees, mostly workers in the office of Daschle, tested positive for anthrax exposure | |
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| Oct.19 |
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Anthrax strains the same Strains sent to NBC in NY, the Sun tabloid in Florida and to the Senate come from the same source
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| Oct.20 |
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Anthrax strikes House of Reps Evidence found in the mail room of the Ford Office Building in the House side of the Congress
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| Oct.22 |
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Anthrax probe into deaths 2 postal workers who handled mail for the Congress are dead. Another worker had tested positive
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| Oct.23 |
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Dead postal workers had anthrax| Both men worked at the post office that sorted mail for the Congress | |
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| Oct.24 |
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Anthrax spreads on Capitol Hill Investigators have found anthrax in a goods lift area of the Capitol complex. Government is buying 100 million pills
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| Oct.26 |
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Anthrax found in Congress offices Traces have been found in the offices of 3 congressmen. Supreme Court closed after anthrax was found on its mail-sorting office
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| Oct.31 |
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US economy shrinks Bush has urged Congress to take action to revive economy, after output had shrunk for the first time in 8 years
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| Nov.1 |
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Congress tackles airport security New bill will set stricter standards for private security firms
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| Nov.12 |
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More anthrax traces in Senate offices Traces of have been found in the office of U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar in the Hart Senate Office Building
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| Nov.16 |
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New anthrax letter in Senate| 2 Senate buildings will be closed after a letter addressed to Sen. Leahy tested positive for anthrax | |
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| Nov.20 |
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Anthrax in 2 more senate offices Letter addressed to Sen. Leahy and found last week was as lethal as the first one last month
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| Dec.12 |
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US to withdraw from ABM treaty Bush has told Congress leaders that the US will withdraw from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty with Russia
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