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Senate Republicans block homeland vote until after elections
Senate Republicans Thursday again blocked a vote on a key homeland security amendment, scuttling any chance Congress would create a Homeland Security Department before the elections.
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Senate backs away from potential homeland personnel deal
A deal in the Senate on homeland security legislation remains unlikely after a day of back-and-forth between Republicans and Democrats over the bill.
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Senate moves closer to homeland security compromise
Republicans and Democrats may be close to a deal on homeland security legislation that could lead to Senate approval of the politically charged bill in the next few days.
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Cabinet secretaries pressure Senate on homeland bill
Fourteen Cabinet members have sent Senate leaders a letter pressuring them to accept President Bush's terms on labor provisions at the proposed Homeland Security Department, saying that other agencies already possess the powers Bush is requesting.
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Worst-case scenario
Would Israel retaliate with nuclear weapons if Iraq struck it with biological or chemical weapons?
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