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Discrimination lawsuits filed against Capitol architect's office

• Brody Mullins
• December 19, 2002

Senate Republicans draw battle lines over Lott

• Brody Mullins
• December 18, 2002

Supporters say Lott would stay in Senate if ousted as leader

• Brody Mullins
• December 17, 2002

Republicans to meet January 6 to decide Lott's future

• Brody Mullins
• December 16, 2002

GOP plans to pass spending bills by Jan. 21

• Bill Ghent and Brody Mullins
• December 5, 2002

Bush, Senate GOP win big on homeland security bill

President Bush won a hard-fought victory Tuesday on homeland security legislation when the Senate rejected a Democratic effort to strip controversial amendments to the bill and then passed it on a 90-9 vote.

• Brody Mullins
• November 19, 2002

Senate Dems seek to strip provisions from homeland bill

• Mark Wegner and Brody Mullins
• November 18, 2002

Senators blast homeland bill provisions, but expect approval

• April Fulton and Brody Mullins
• November 15, 2002

Homeland security to prolong lame-duck session

Last-minute objections to legislation to create a Homeland Security Department will keep the Senate in session into next week, dashing hopes that Friday would be the final day of the lame-duck session.

• Mark Wegner and Brody Mullins
• November 15, 2002

Controversial provisions could delay Senate homeland vote

• April Fulton and Brody Mullins
• November 14, 2002

Bush, GOP leaders prevail on homeland bill labor rules

President Bush and congressional Republicans finally prevailed in a key battle over homeland security legislation Tuesday, after a partisan brawl that delayed approval of a Homeland Security Department for four months.

• Brody Mullins
• November 13, 2002

House passes homeland security bill

• Mark Wegner, Bill Ghent and Brody Mullins
• November 13, 2002

Congress returns to stack of bills in lame-duck session

• Bill Ghent and Brody Mullins
• November 12, 2002