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The United States Senate votes 63-37 to loosen President George W. Bush's ban on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. This is a move that Bush has indicated he intends to veto. |
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Sen. George Allen (R-Va.) announced that a full investigation is required and Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) called the leak of intelligence information ''inappropriate'' if it is true that unnamed ''superiors'' instructed Cheney's former chief of staff, I. Lewis ''Scooter'' Libby, to divulge the material ... |
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US Senator Hillary Clinton, 57, collapses at the start of a speech on Social Security Reform as a result of a 24-hour flu bug. She is able to walk out of the room and later presents a talk on health care reform to a Catholic college. |
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The U.S. Senate votes 85-13 to confirm Condoleezza Rice as George W. Bush's Secretary of State. A few democrats voice strong opposition, such as Sen. Mark Dayton from Minnesota who said "Lying to Congress, lying to our committees and lying to the American people. It's wrong, it's immoral." He sugge ... |
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Senators commence a nine-hour debate regarding the nomiation of national security adviser Condoleezza Rice for the position of secretary of state. Democrats Ted Kennedy and Barbara Boxer point out questions regarding the accuracy of Rice's statements leading up to Operation Iraqi Freedom. |
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Indiana Senator Evan Bayh, a democrat joins several other senators in calling for the resignation of US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. He tells National Public Radio and several other interviewers that he has lost confidence in Rumsfeld. Republican senators John McCain of Arizona and Trent Lot ... |
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The US Senate approves an intelligence reorganization bill ending weeks of conflict. The measure had stalled for two weeks when conservative House Republicans insisted on changes to reform immigration and border security. The senate approval clears the way to overhaul the U.S. intelligence community ... |
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U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D, Florida) tells journalists that the Bush administration informed him and other senators that Iraq not only had weapons of mass destruction, but they had the means to deliver them to East Coast cities via Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. |
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The United States Senate passes the Finance Reform Bill which creates limits on donations to political parties and special-interest promotion. |
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Former U.S. Navy SEAL and former U.S. Senator, Joseph Robert Kerrey is born Lincoln Nebraska. |
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Rebecca Latimer Felton, from the US State of Georgia, becomes the first female US Senator upon taking the oath of office. |
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U.S. Senate approves the naval base lease of Pearl Harbor from the Kingdom of Hawaii. |
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