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U.S. military prosecutors said during the opening of Salim Hamdan's war crimes trial that he not only was Osama bin Laden's driver ...

Reuters - The U.S. Congress is discussing a second economic stimulus bill that could include nearly $15 billion in infrastructure spending, a senior member of the House of Representatives told Reuters on Tuesday.

The U.S. Agency for International Development will begin conducting financial reviews of about a dozen Cuba democracy groups that receive federal money to answer concerns in Congress about possible fraud totaling at least $500,000.

Sometimes even the most altruistic notions come to naught. Take the nifty idea of Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) to help the neediest of the needy: the 230,000 refugees in Chad who have fled the slaughter in Darfur and are desperately in need of food.

Names, records set, effect and damage estimates of hurricanes in the 2005 season.

Politico - A House Republican will circulate a letter on Wednesday authorizing a third-party group to take out a full-page advertisement in the New York Times featuring a rejected editorial by their presidential candidate, Arizona Sen. John mccain, according to people familiar with the decision.

Bloomberg - July 23 (Bloomberg) -- The House of Representatives is set to vote today on a rescue plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac after U.S. lawmakers reached a deal on legislation aimed at alleviating the worst housing recession in a quarter century.

WASHINGTON, DC - The American Civil Liberties Union urges the House Judiciary Committee to demand accountability from Attorney General Michael Mukasey during the Department of Justice oversight hearing scheduled for today.

Passed in 1939, the Hatch Act restricts the political activity of executive branch employees of the federal government, District of Columbia government, and some state and local employees who work in connection with federally funded programs.

In the battle over "conscience rights" of pharmacists, a Washington State Board of Pharmacy rule that requires pharmacists to fill contraceptive prescriptions is making its way through federal courts. In...