By Gary Thomas Washington 28 February 2007 Last month the U.S. Special Inspector-General for Iraq Reconstruction issued a blistering report on waste and abuse in U.S.-funded reconstruction programs in Iraq. Speaking to VOA, Stuart Bowen now says impr

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THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. A few moments ago I signed legislation that funds our troops who are in harm's way. Our nation has no greater responsibility than supporting our men and women in uniform -- especially since we're at war. This is a respon

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By Peter Fedynsky Washington, D.C. 19 February 2007 watch Appropriations report On the same day that the U.S. House expressed its disapproval of sending more troops to Iraq, the White House asked lawmakers to approve additional money for Iraq's econ

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By Dan Robinson Washington 17 November 2006 House Republican Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio arrives at US Capitol, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2006 Sounding a theme of unity, Republican leaders in Congress are vowing a comeback in the wake of major ele

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By Dan Robinson Washington 22 March 2007 The U.S. House of Representatives has begun a debate on a spending measure containing more than $95 billion to fund the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. VOA's Dan Robinson reports, President Bush reitera

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US: USAID-Backed Social Media Network in Cuba Was Not Secret 美国称对古巴社交网站的支持不是秘密 WASHINGTON The White House says a social media communications network created by the U.S. government in Cuba was a development program, n

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 15 March 2007 The appropriations committee of the House of Representatives has voted [36 to 28] to approve Democratic-crafted legislation calling for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq no later than September of 200

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 14 December 2006 The incoming Speaker of the House of Representatives says Democrats will push for creation of a new bipartisan committee to oversee how money is spent on and by the U.S. intelligence community. VOA's Dan

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 05 December 2006 The incoming Democratic Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, and other Democrats are ruling out any effort by members of their party to have Congress cut off funds for U.S. military ope

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 17 May 2006 The U.S. Senate Wednesday continued work on an immigration reform bill, voting to bar illegal immigrants with criminal records from becoming U.S. citizens and

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With Tuesday's Senate vote approving its version of economic recovery legislation, the focus has shifted to a House-Senate conference committee beginning work on resolving differences between slightly different versions of the measure. Tough bargain

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By Paula Wolfson White House 04 October 2006 U.S. President George Bush has signed legislation that provides roughly $1.2 billion for fencing and other enhanced security measures along the border with Mexico. ------- George Bush speaks in Scottsdale

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