By Stephanie Ho Washington 20 June 2006 Illegal immigrants detained by US Border Patrol As debate over immigration continues to heat up, much of the focus so far has been on the existence of millions of illegal immigrants in the United States. The S

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 31 January 2006 Judge Samuel Alito The U.S. Senate has confirmed Judge Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court in a largely party-line vote. He is poised to become the 110th jus

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By Deborah Tate Washington 19 January 2006 Top Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee say they will oppose the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Democrats who announ

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By Deborah Tate Washington 24 January 2006 The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, as expected, has voted to send the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the full Senate for confirmation. T

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 24 January 2006 Samuel Alito The U.S. Senate Wednesday opens debate on President Bush's nominee to the Supreme Court, Judge Samuel Alito, a day after a Senate panel approv

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The Group-of-20 leaders, representing the world's major industrialized nations and large developing countries, will meet in Washington this weekend to discuss measures to restore global financial stability. Europe has taken the lead in pushing for t

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By Deborah Block 27 March 2007 (From left) Democratic Senators Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer and Joe Biden after Iraq vote The Democratic-led Senate for the first time has signaled its support for a timetable for a U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq. The Se

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By Jim Malone Washington 28 December 2006 John Edwards announces his candidacy for president in an area affected by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, 28 Dec 2006 Former North Carolina Senator John Edwards is the latest Democrat to formally announce

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 27 June 2007 A U.S. Senate panel has issued subpoenas to the White House, Vice President Dick Cheney's office, the Justice Department and the National Security Council for documents relating to a controversial wiretapping

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 21 June 2006 Bush administration officials appeared on Capitol Hill to urge the Senate to ratify the U.N. Convention Against Corruption. The treaty, with 140 signatories, has been ratified by 56 countries and went into f

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 22 June 2006 The Republican-led U.S. Senate has rejected two Democrat-sponsored proposals to begin withdrawing American troops from Iraq this year. -------------- US Capitol, Washington DC As expected, Republicans backin

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Global stock markets are rallying on expectations that coordinated fiscal stimulus measures in Asia, Europe and America will cushion the impact of the economic slowdown. An employee of Korea Stock Exchange reacts in front of a screen showing raising

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A day after a new Democratic-led U.S. Congress was sworn in, lawmakers are focusing on an ambitious agenda. Senate Democratic leaders Wednesday outlined their priorities, which range from passing an economic stimulus plan to addressing new global th

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By Deborah Tate Washington 06 April 2006 Senate leaders have announced a compromise on immigration reform, breaking a deadlock that had threatened to scuttle legislation on the issue. Sen. Edward Kenn

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By Jim Bertel Washington, DC 08 November 2006 watch US Midterm Elections Democratic supporters in the western city of Portland, Oregon, Tuesday, November 7, 2006 The opposition Democrats won control of the U.S. House of Representatives in Tuesday's

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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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By Steve Herman Kathmandu 17 April 2007 The U.S. ambassador to Nepal understands the need for a delay in elections in the Himalayan kingdom. In the meantime, he says, the United States will conditionally cooperate with government ministries now being

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 06 December 2006 House and Senate lawmakers are working to clear the way for final congressional approval of legislation required to implement the U.S. - India Civil Nuclear Cooperation deal. VOA's Dan Robinson reports f

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 11 May 2007 The U.S. Senate is to begin debate on immigration reform next week. But prospects for passage of any legislation remain unclear amid partisan wrangling over what to do about the millions of illegal immigrants

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says Wednesday's Iranian missile tests provide further evidence of the need for a European missile defense system, but he says the tests do not make military confrontation with Iran any more likely. VOA's Al Pessi

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