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By Deborah Tate Washington 26 April 2007 The U.S. Senate, following the lead of the House of Representatives, has approved a compromise bill that funds military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. But it also sets a goal of withdrawing U.S. troops fr
The Egyptian capital, Cairo, is buzzing with diplomatic activity, as European and Arab diplomats scramble to put together a cease-fire in Gaza, amid increasingly strident calls from Arab public opinion to halt Israel's invasion of the enclave. Egypt
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 09 February 2007 A U.S. Senate panel Friday opened hearings on an internal Defense Department report criticizing the intelligence work on Iraq by senior civilian officials before the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. VOA's Debo
By Jim Malone Washington 21 February 2007 The fate of former White House aide Lewis Libby now rests with a jury in Washington, D.C. Libby is accused of lying and obstructing justice in the investigation into who leaked the identity of former CIA cove
By Margaret Besheer Washington 17 February 2007 U.S. Senators opposed to sending thousands more American troops to Iraq narrowly failed Saturday to move a nonbinding resolution, expressing disapproval of President Bush's plan, to a formal debate and
By Jim Malone Washington 23 February 2007 Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack announced Friday that he is abandoning his bid for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination next year. Vilsack and other Democratic contenders have been overshadowed so
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 21 September 2006 The Bush administration and Senate Republicans have reached a deal on legislation relating to how terrorism suspects are treated and tried by the United States. President Bush speaking in Florida Presid
By Scott Stearns White House 28 September 2007 President Bush says the challenges of global climate change are best addressed by each nation making its own choices about reducing emissions. VOA White House correspondent Scott Stearns reports, that is
By Deborah Tate Washington 25 April 2006 The U.S. Senate has begun considering a massive spending bill to pay for the war in Iraq and aiding the recovery of the storm-ravaged Gulf coast. Iraq war crit
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 24 May 2006 Young girl holds sign reading, We Are Immigrants, Not Criminals, as people march in Los Angeles, CA, 01 May 2006 The Senate has voted (73 to 25) to limit debate on a broad immigration reform bill, clearing th
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 25 January 2006 The U.S. Senate has opened debate on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Samuel Alito, with a confirmation vote expected as early as the end of the week.
Two top Israeli envoys are in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, to attend talks with Egyptian mediators, in a bid to reach a ceasefire in Gaza. Palestinian representatives are meeting with the Egyptians separately. Egyptian diplomats are conducting gruel
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 13 March 2007 The U.S. Senate, following the House of Representatives' lead, has approved a broad homeland security bill by a 60 to 38 vote. But President Bush says he will veto the legislature unless one particular provi
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 16 May 2007 The U.S. Senate has rejected a measure that would end funding for U.S. combat operations in Iraq by April1 of next year. The White House praised the vote, but some Senate Democrats say support is building for
By Deborah Tate Washington 17 July 2006 The U.S. Senate Tuesday is expected to approve federal funding for expanded embryonic stem cell research, despite a veto threat from President Bush who opposes the idea on moral grounds. -------- On the eve of
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 08 September 2006 A report by a Senate committee says there is no evidence former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein had any relationship with the al-Qaida terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi or his associates before the U.
The U.S. Senate has begun consideration of economic recovery legislation, as minority Republicans continue to call for changes to a measure President Barack Obama said is critical to address the U.S. economic crisis. Republicans are renewing their o
By Bill Rodgers Washington, D.C. 05 December 2006 watch Gates report The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee is holding a hearing today on Robert Gates -- President Bush's nominee to replace Donald Rumsfeld as U.S. Defense Secretary. Gates had a lo
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 06 February 2007 watch video report by J. Fry U.S. Senate Republicans have used a procedural vote to block a bipartisan, nonbinding resolution opposing President Bush's plan to send more troops to Iraq. It is a defeat fo
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 07 September 2006 A key Senate panel has postponed a vote on the nomination of John Bolton for a full- term appointment as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. The unexpected development came as the Senate Foreign Rela