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Washington-area agencies dig out, reopen

After two days of closures due to more than a foot of snow that fell over the weekend, the Office of Personnel Management announced Tuesday that federal agencies in the Washington area would reopen Wednesday.

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Lawmakers question independence of shuttle probe

At the first congressional hearing into the Columbia space shuttle disaster Wednesday, both Republican and Democratic lawmakers strongly questioned whether a multi-agency special board created to investigate the disaster is truly independent of NASA.

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Deal on omnibus spending bill nears

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Congress faces 'do-or-die' week on huge spending bill

Congress faces yet another tight deadline to finish the huge fiscal 2003 omnibus appropriations bill—with one third of the fiscal year already over.

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GAO drops Cheney lawsuit

The General Accounting Office has decided not to challenge a judge’s decision to dismiss the watchdog agency’s lawsuit against Vice President Dick Cheney's energy task force.