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The Senate on Thursday rejected a measure that would have required prisoners charged with involvement in the September 11 attacks to stand trial in a military court rather than a criminal court. Congress has voted several times this year to restrict...
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The Senate refused Tuesday to jettison thousands of pet projects from a large spending bill...Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona led the attempt to delete the earmarks. Taxpayers for Common Sense says there are 8,570 congressional earmarks in the...
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Haiti (AP) -- Haiti's Parliament has voted to dismiss Prime Minister Jacques Edouard Alexis following deadly protests over rising food prices. Food is available in Haiti, as seen in this market Friday, but very expensive in an impoverished nation. Senator...
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