What victory? Bitter Tea Party rounds on Boehner as he claims budget triumph (that is, compromise with Obama)

dailymail 10-APR-11

Democrats, Republicans agree on a budget deal

cnn 09-APR-11

Libyan rebels continue westward push

RTERadio 27-MAR-11

Libyan military targets hit as Nato takes over

channel4news 25-MAR-11

Why Would Nancy Pelosi Want to Lead a Party That Wanted Her As Leader?

NPRnews 06-NOV-10

US report details fraud in popular H-2B visa programme

indiatimes 02-NOV-10

House approves oil spill bill, but Senate awaits

independent 31-JUL-10

BP begins ‘top kill’ to plug oil leak

ft 26-MAY-10

Obama launches sweeping federal mine safety review (AP)

news 15-APR-10

Explosion in US coal mine kills 25 workers

irishtimes 07-APR-10

Israel threatens new Gaza offensive

aljazeera 02-APR-10

President Obama signs health care reform fixes bill (video)

austrianews 31-MAR-10

House backs Obama's bid to revamp student loans

reuters 22-MAR-10

Obama Calls for Sweeping Change in Education Law

IHT 14-MAR-10

House to put loan reform in health care bill

washtimes 13-MAR-10

Obama proposes overhaul of education system, No Child Left Behind

latimes 13-MAR-10

Obama delays overseas trip for final health care push

cnn 12-MAR-10

Health Care Reform Hopes "On Life Support"

CBSnews 29-JAN-10

Obama to seek $1.35 billion more for education

msnbc 19-JAN-10

Obama vows to ‘finish job’ in Afghan conflict

ft 25-NOV-09

Democrats Face New Hurdle On Health Care: Abortion

NPRnews 07-NOV-09

House Democrats Unveil Health Care Overhaul Bill

NPRnews 29-OCT-09

Public option would lead him to filibuster, key senator says

cnn 28-OCT-09

Senators to square off on public insurance plan (AP)

news 25-SEP-09

Dems splinter in health care overhaul debate

cnn 17-JUL-09

Senate panel OKs plan to revamp health care system (AP)

news 16-JUL-09

House rolls out plan to make health care a right (AP)

news 15-JUL-09

The EU Dithers on Israel

middle 09-JUL-09

Sos call to help Liberia

liberianforum 02-JUL-09

Obama may need firmer hand on health care debate (AP)

news 20-JUN-09

Wall Street Journal: Healthcare Overhaul a 'Fiasco'

ABCnews 19-JUN-09

California gets first school stimulus

washtimes 18-APR-09

Salmonella: Stores Urged to Call Shoppers

ABCnews 04-FEB-09

US House of Representatives passes Obama's 825bn economic stimulus plan

telegraph 29-JAN-09

Chicago Schools Chief To Head U.S. Education Dept.

NPRnews 16-DEC-08

Auto bailout's death seen as a Republican blow at unions

latimes 13-DEC-08

Party tussle ensnares Obama's global warming goals (AP)

news 08-NOV-08

Wen calls for action to limit global finance crisis

irishtimes 25-OCT-08

$61B stimulus bill backed by House has a doubtful future

topix 27-SEP-08

Congress passes expansion of disability law

washtimes 17-SEP-08

Congress approves student loan bill

reuters 01-AUG-08

Minimum wage now up 70 cents

cnn 24-JUL-08

Obituary: Lorenzo Odone

guardian 04-JUN-08

The Escape Artist

WashingtonPost_B 30-APR-08

Clinton and Obama exchange slurs

ft 26-MAR-08

Chad's President Says February Rebel Assault Killed 700

voanews 07-MAR-08

Colombia accuses Chávez of funding Marxist rebels

guardian 04-MAR-08

Freed Colombian Hostage Gonzalez Back in Bogota

voanews 15-JAN-08

Who Will the Subprime Plan Help?

time 07-DEC-07

Rudd urges the United States to ratify Kyoto

IHT 05-DEC-07

College prices, student borrowing up

usaToday 23-OCT-07

Bush signs college aid bill (AP)

news 27-SEP-07

Ratings agencies in line of fire

ft 09-SEP-07

Bush to sign student loan bill-lawmaker's aide

reuters 06-SEP-07

Scientist made first 911 call about mine

news 28-AUG-07

Handling of Mine Disaster Questioned

ABCnews 18-AUG-07

Gordon Brown to vary minimum wage over UK

telegraph 22-JUL-07

Federal minimum wage rising this week

usaToday 21-JUL-07

Democrats sounding populist notes on economics

IHT 16-JUL-07

Congress votes to boost minimum wage, cut taxes

reuters 25-MAY-07

Climate clash looming at G8

itv 18-MAY-07

House adopts crackdown on student loan business

cnn 10-MAY-07

Education Department begins student loan task force

cnn 25-APR-07

Student-loan abuses ended in two states (Amy Fagan)

washtimes 24-APR-07

Killer Could Have Purchased Guns Legally

ABCnews 19-APR-07

Student loan probe pushes Congress to act

cnn 19-APR-07

House hears of mortgage fixes; foreclosures inevitable for many

washtimes 18-APR-07

LBOs of financials

ft 17-APR-07

China delegation visits Darfur camps: report

reuters 08-APR-07

Scorsese grateful for belated Oscar recognition

examiner 27-FEB-07

Oscar race wide open

GulfDailyNews 25-FEB-07

U.S. Schools Weigh Extending Their Hours

ABCnews 24-FEB-07

Bernanke suggests job skills to combat inequality (Patrice Hill)

washtimes 07-FEB-07

White House and Democrats in war of words on Iraq

dailytimesPK 21-JAN-07

House votes to halve student-loan interest rates

reuters 18-JAN-07

House to vote on cutting interest on student loans

cnn 17-JAN-07

'Dreamgirls' star Hudson wins Golden Globe

cnn 16-JAN-07

Globes could crown Dreamgirls' Oscar hopes

guardian 15-JAN-07

House of Representatives passes US minimum wage increase

IHT 11-JAN-07

House Democrats to tackle a top priority: boosting federal minimum wage

IHT 10-JAN-07

Nicole makes sick children happy

NEWScomAU 17-DEC-06

Backing Murtha is risky for next house speaker

ft 14-NOV-06

Labor sees an in as Democrats regain power

newsweek 13-NOV-06

Bush's reading program gets an F

washtimes 23-SEP-06

Audit: Bush reading program beset by mismanagement

RSS 22-SEP-06

U.S. data show one in eight Americans in poverty

AfricaDaily 30-AUG-06

Minimum wage increase passes House

RSS 29-JUL-06

House approves pension plan overhaul

cnn 29-JUL-06

Deal Sought on Pension Safety Bill

ABCnewsRSS 25-JUL-06

Faith-based plan inadequate, says report

washtimes 19-JUL-06

Line-Item Veto Advances to Senate Terrain

guardian 23-JUN-06

House to vote on line-item veto

newsweek 22-JUN-06

House GOP to Set Up Vote on Iraq Pullout

guardian 16-JUN-06

Blast Kills 5 Coal Miners in Kentucky

guardian 21-MAY-06

Five dead in Kentucky coal mine explosion

RSS 20-MAY-06

Lawmakers inquire about uncounted kids

cnn 11-MAY-06

Sago mine survivor: Our air packs failed

cnn 28-APR-06

Congress Leaders to Probe No Child Scoring

guardian 19-APR-06

'No Child' loophole misses millions of scores

RSS 18-APR-06

Analysis: DeLay Leaves Troubling Legacy

guardian 05-APR-06

Senate Backs Ethics Bill, House Up Next

guardian 30-MAR-06

House Panel Hears Miners' Families Testify

ABCnews 14-FEB-06

Reid Aided Abramoff Clients, Records Show

guardian 10-FEB-06

Bush raps liberals on free-trade stance (Bill Sammon)

washtimes 05-FEB-06

Bush: Math + science = Competitiveness

RSS 04-FEB-06

Bush: 'No doubt' NSA surveillance is legal

cnn 27-JAN-06

GOP lawmakers agree to spending cut

newsweek 19-DEC-05

House Passes Bill to Strengthen Pensions

guardian 16-DEC-05

Opposition to Patriot Act brews in Senate

cnn 15-DEC-05

House Republicans, UAW Strike Pensions Deal

guardian 13-DEC-05

Chalabi Offers to Be Questioned by Senate

guardian 10-NOV-05

Clarke hints at Terror Bill detention retreat

thetimes 27-OCT-05

Bush blasts Islamic radicals

RSS 06-OCT-05

House OKs Faith as Head Start Hiring Issue

guardian 23-SEP-05

Stem cell bill stalled in Senate

washtimes 23-JUL-05

House votes against UAL pension default

ABCnews 25-JUN-05

House panel takes up Social Security

RSS 12-MAY-05

States told they must earn flexibility in school reform

washtimes 08-APR-05

Wal-Mart Sees March Sales Same or Higher

reuters 19-MAR-05

Wal-Mart Sees Feb. Same-Store Sales Up

reuters 12-FEB-05

Ján Figel’ Member of the European Commission responsible for Education, Training, Culture and MultilingualismEnabling European higher Education to make its full contribution to the Knowledge Economy and Society EAC ConferenceBrussels, 10 February

dg 10-FEB-05

Bush Promises to Boost Grants for College Students

reuters 14-JAN-05

Syndicate Drops Commentator Over Payments

AfricaDaily 08-JAN-05

Journalist contract questioned Seeking to build support among black families for its education reform law, the Bush administration paid a prominent black pundit $240,000 to promote the law on his nationally syndicated television show a

usaToday 07-JAN-05

In appeal to Putin, private investors offer to rescue Yukos

IHT 24-JUL-04

Investors offer bail out to save Russia's YUKOS

russiajournal 23-JUL-04

[-said]: People were stunned because they were always led to believe that things were going fine in this particular school. And the fact of the matter was, for huge numbers of students that was not the case,

usaToday 07-JAN-12

[-told]: When you obstruct the safety investigation, it should be a felony,

trust 07-DEC-11

[ asked]: Twenty-nine miners are dead, violations of the law, a criminal corporate culture -- and somebody else says they might be able to go back in the mines?

trust 07-DEC-11

[said:]: They have those big eyes which lend themselves to animation, so we thought it would be interesting to have this story of one krill who thinks there's got to be something else.

belfasttelegraph 02-DEC-11

[ said]: This legislation begins to bring that to an end because it would needlessly and recklessly expose our workers to injuries,

news 02-DEC-11

[-said]: Luckily Happy Feet and Mad Max are both Warner Bros and we collectively decided to delay it by a year,

bbc 21-NOV-11

[-said]: There were unprecedented rains in the centre of Australia,

bbc 21-NOV-11

[-told]: What was meant to be flat, red earth is now a flower garden,

bbc 21-NOV-11

[ wrote]: Potential weaknesses in specific laws designed to keep children safe have come to light in the wake of the alleged sexual crimes committed on the campuses of the Pennsylvania State University and the Citadel,

cnn 18-NOV-11

[-cited]: Our inquiry should not seek to parallel, replicate, or interfere with those efforts; rather, we must examine the ongoing operation of the underlying federal laws to identify any vulnerabilities and better ensure against future risks to children.

cnn 18-NOV-11

[-says]: but he can sing really, really well. just can't sing,

ibtimes 17-NOV-11

[-said]: This legislation will help put an end to these horrific abuses that put the lives of too many children in jeopardy,

newschannel5 29-OCT-11

[ said]: I grabbed him by the arm the other day and I told him I really appreciate you giving me a chance. It's going to be different, everybody's going to miss him,

newschannel5 24-JUN-11

[-said]: Ideologues will undoubtedly criticize and scaremonger over this modest, commonsense proposal,

AP 21-JUN-11

[ said]: We're fully prepared to proceed in that fashion; it just makes it a little more difficult because you don't have all the pieces on the table at the same time,

AP 20-MAY-11

[ said]: cuts. The question will be: Painful for whom?

latimes 10-APR-11

[ says]: It's a not a very pleasant experience to be forced to vote for something before you know the contents of it,

npr 10-APR-11

[ said]: cuts. The question will be painful for whom,

csmonitor 09-APR-11

[-told]: I'm one of those who believe that when you're not defending the shores of the United States, you have an obligation under the Constitution to come to the Congress and ask for permission,

montrealgazette 25-MAR-11

[-said]: It's a tragic situation and [people] are taking it very hard,

CBC 10-FEB-11

[ said]: There's wide recognition on both sides of the aisle that this law needs to be fixed,

latimes 06-FEB-11