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Senate Passes $17.6-billion Jobs Bill by 68-29 Margin
The Senate today passed by a 68-29 margin a $17.6-billion measure intended to spur hiring nationwide, sending the bill to the White House for the... Read more
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FBI Releases Thousands of Pages of Documents Surrounding Late Senator Edward Kennedy
The FBI on Monday released more than 2,200 pages of documents on the late Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) focusing on the FBI’s relationship with the... Read more
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Senator Robert Byrd Admitted to Hospital for Heat Stroke and Dehydration
Sen. Robert C. Byrd, who holds the record as the longest-serving member of Congress, is seriously ill in a Washington-area hospital. The West... Read more
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Senator Robert Byrd Dies at Age 92
Robert C. Byrd, the longest-serving senator in U.S. history and an ardent defender of the chamber's traditions, died Monday. He was 92. Byrd was... Read more
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Senator Robert Byrd's Memorial Service
Both President Obama and Vice President Biden will travel to West Virginia on Friday to attend the funeral of Sen. Robert Byrd. The Memorial... Read more
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Former Alaskan Senator Ted Stevens Dies In A Plane Crash
Former Senator Ted Stevens, who for several years played a leading role in controlling the nation's purse strings, died with four other people in a... Read more
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Ted Kennedy is Remembered on the Anniversary of His Death
On the first anniversary of Senator Edward M. Kennedy's death, Ted Kennedy Jr. spoke at a ceremony naming a community health center for his father,... Read more
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