Republicans and Democrats in both the House and Senate reported bi-partisan agreement --- in principle --- Thursday on the $700 billion bailout of the financial industry requested by the Bush administration. Both sides said they had hopes of a vote within days.
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A workshop was held in Beijing on Thursday to mark the 30th anniversary of the 1978 National Science Congress, a historic event that rehabilitated Chinese intellectuals as a whole and ushered in the country's reform and opening up.
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All five members of the Securities and Exchange Commission are being asked by Congress to defend the watchdog agency against accusations that it may be tilting toward business interests and away from investors, The Associated Press reported Tuesday.
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This past week and continuing across the Internet and mainstream media, the hazards to birds and bats at industrial wind farms are finally being recognized, questioned, studied and exposed.
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Do hard money contributions by interest groups to members of Congress contribute to better quality policy deliberations and outcomes in congressional committees? A new study conducted by political scientist Kevin M. Esterling (University of California, Riverside) finds that over the long term-regardless of the intent of such contributions-they tend to create incentives for members of Congress to enhance their analytical capacity for policymaking.
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President Bush proposes the plan to fix Iraq problems. Is US Democrats helping or hurting the process.
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Health care opinion leaders optimistic about coverage and cost goals -- Also favor increasing levels of recommended care Americans receive, curbing inappropriate services
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