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Congressmen Seek to Boost House Civility

WASHINGTON – Democrat Steve Israel first met Republican Tim Johnson when Israel, in a rush to get out of town at the end of a congressional week, bloodied Johnson by slamming the door to the House chamber on his foot. Israel, a third-term congressman from Long Island, N.Y (search)., says …

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Bartlett Pushes Washington-Lincoln Act

WASHINGTON – It took George Washington (search) less time to win the Revolutionary War (search) than it has taken Rep. Roscoe Bartlett to win passage of a bill to make the government again call Presidents’ Day by its legal name — Washington’s Birthday. But the Maryland Republican is not giving …

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Bush Budget Delivered to Congress

WASHINGTON – The White House on Monday presented President Bush’s $2.57 trillion budget, laying out a plan for fiscal 2006 that includes major spending cuts. The budget, which begins Oct. 1, depends on a healthy economy to boost revenues by 6.1 percent to $2.18 trillion. Spending, meanwhile, would grow by …

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