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Congress Makes Strides, Stumbles

WASHINGTON – Congress finished some perennial projects this year, like energy, highway and bankruptcy bills, but stumbled over or ignored some of President Bush‘s priorities. “If it were an ordinary year, a traditional year, sort of a simple first year of a president’s second term, you would have to say …

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Gov. Blanco Postpones New Orleans Mayoral Election

BATON ROUGE, La. – Gov. Kathleen Blanco has postponed the New Orleans mayoral election indefinitely, setting up a legal battle with voters who filed a lawsuit seeking to ensure the election is held as scheduled. Blanco’s executive order cites the recommendation of Secretary of State Al Ater, the state’s top …

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FCC Confirmations Restore GOP Majority

WASHINGTON – The Senate has confirmed two nominations to the Federal Communications Commission, ending the Democrats brief 2-1 majority at the agency. By voice vote, the Senate approved late Wednesday the nomination of Republican Deborah Tate, an attorney and state regulator from Tennessee, to fill one empty seat at the …

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