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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congressional Democrats have reached agreement on auto fuel efficiency increase, clearing way for vote on energy bill....

Panel Says FDA Losses Jeopardize Public

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A loss of scientific expertise at the Food and Drug Administration is threatening American lives, advisers to the embattled consumer protection agency conclude in a report released Friday....

FCC Clears Tribune Co. Sale

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Federal Communications Commission approved the $8.2 billion buyout of the Tribune Co. by a 3-2 vote Friday, a move that will allow the deal to close by the end of the year....

Homeland Security Aid Figures to States

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Anti-Terror Aid Figures to Cities

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Emergency Responders Face Deep Aid Cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Bush administration intends to slash counterterrorism funding for police, firefighters and rescue departments across the country by more than half next year, according to budget documents obtained by The Associated Press....

Waxman Taps Mukasey in CIA Leak Probe

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A House committee chairman looking into the leak of a CIA operative's identity asked for Attorney General Michael Mukasey's help in getting transcripts of investigators' interviews with President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and five White House aides....

Crowded Agenda Greets Returning Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush scolded Congress for its meager accomplishments as lawmakers returned Monday for an abbreviated holiday season session....

Like Iraq, US Intel on Iran Faulty

WASHINGTON (AP) -- First Iraq, now Iran. The United States has operated under a cloud of faulty intelligence in both countries....

Mother Nature Feels the Pains of Divorce

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Divorce can be bad for the environment. In countries around the world divorce rates have been rising, and each time a family dissolves the result is two new households....