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Court nominee Alito faces Senate Hearings on President Bush's nominee for the Supreme Court have begun
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| Feb.1 |
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 Angry U.S. wants envoys' answers Senator Coleman has called for Australia's envoys to answer questions over the Australian role in the Iraqi scandal
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| Apr.16 |
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 US nuclear talks with Iran urged Senators have said the administration should hold direct talks with Iran on its nuclear program
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| Apr.27 |
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Katrina agency faces closure call Senate inquiry panel has recommended that FEMA should be abolished and replaced with a new agency
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| Jun.7 |
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Senate blocks gay marriage ban The motion gained the votes of 49 senators, 11 short of the needed to allow the process to go forward
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| Jul.18 |
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US Senate approves stem cell bill The Senate has approved a controversial bill to expand embryonic research, which Bush has promised to veto
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| Jul.22 |
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 Hearings set on Bolton's U.N. posting Senate Republicans scheduled a confirmation hearing on John Bolton, who is serving on a presidential appointment
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| Sep.8 |
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 Saddam 'had no link to al-Qaeda' Senate report: There is no evidence of formal links between Iraqi ex-leader and al-Qaeda leaders prior 2003
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| Sep.14 |
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 Senators defy Bush on tribunals| A Senate committee is approving 15-9 legislation to set up trials for foreign terrorism suspects | |
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| Sep.21 |
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US deal struck on terror suspects President W Bush has reached a deal with Republican senators on a bill setting rules for the interrogation
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| Sep.27 |
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Democrats seek full terror report Senators Democrats said parts of the report declassified on did not give Americans enough information
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| Sep.28 |
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Senate backs terror trial bill| The legislation is endorsing Bush's proposals to interrogate and prosecute foreign terror suspects | |
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| Nov.8 |
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Democrats to control Senate  | Democrats appear to have won the final seat needed to take control of the Senate. Democrat Jim Webb victor in Virginia by 7,236... | |
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| Nov.9 |
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 Democrats secure sweeping win Democrats have gained the final seat in the battle for the Senate, sealing their mid-term victory in both houses
| Republican Allen admitted defeat to his Democrat Webb, in the close Virginia race. Bush has pledged to work with Democrats; he is open to new ideas on Iraq. Democrats are getting posts on congressional committees and control over federal spending
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| Nov.10 |
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Bolton's U.N. nomination opposed again| A key Senate Republican has joined Democrats in opposing John Bolton's nomination as U.S. ambassador | |
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 Senate agrees India nuclear deal The Senate has overwhelmingly voted to pass a deal to share civilian nuclear technology with India
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 R. Gates: US not winning conflict in Iraq Defence Secretary nominee has told a Senate committee that the US is not winning the war
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