Reversing stand, House OKs paying UN dues
As President Bush works to assemble an international coalition to fight terrorism, the House gave him a boost with potential allies Monday by voting final congressional approval for the payment...
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Congress OKs airline bailout
Hoping to quickly stabilize the airline industry and prevent further deterioration in the economy, the House and Senate have passed a controversial $15 billion aid package to keep the struggling...
Congress votes air industry $15 billion
Hoping to quickly stabilize the airline industry and prevent further deterioration in the economy, the House and Senate on Friday passed a controversial $15 billion aid package to keep the...
Congress to go slow on phone taps
As lawmakers pored over an administration proposal to combat terrorism, House Republican leaders said Thursday they want to quickly pass the portions of the legislation on which everyone can easily...
`Freedom and fear are at war. . . . We will not tire, we will not falter and we will not fail.’
Steeling the nation for a long, diffuse battle and the sacrifices to come, President Bush demanded Thursday that Afghanistan's Taliban government turn over the prime suspect in the worst terrorist...
Congress moves partisan bickering to back room
As members of Congress confront a host of legislative initiatives to halt terrorism, discussion of issues that divide them have, for now, moved largely behind closed doors. Rather than noisily...
Privacy rule changes face skepticism
In the wake of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, fears of domestic terrorism prompted legislative proposals giving law-enforcement officials far greater authority to fight suspected terrorists. But, as groups on...
Capital struggles to regain a semblance of normalcy
Signs of a city fitfully grasping for normalcy were inescapable Monday, underground and in the air, in silence and in the strains of a popular Civil War hymn. Regular subway...
More powers sought to combat terrorism
Atty. Gen. John Ashcroft asked congressional leaders Sunday to quickly give U.S. law-enforcement agencies more authority to pursue people suspected of involvement in terrorist activities. Ashcroft met for nearly two...
Bush gets funding, moral support
Acting swiftly and somberly in the face of a national emergency, Congress voted Friday to authorize President Bush to use "all necessary and appropriate force" against those who participated in...