NY Times Political Reports

January 9, 2006

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A 1952 opinion on presidential authority seems to have laid the groundwork for the questioning of Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr.
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Jack Abramoff, former superlobbyist and newly convicted felon, is learning how unpleasant disgrace can be.
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Vice President Dick Cheney was hospitalized after complaining of shortness of breath, but he was back at work in the afternoon.
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The Justice Department held an unusual closed-door briefing for judges on a secret foreign-intelligence court.
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House Republicans who led the call to oust Tom DeLay urged colleagues not to make commitments in new leadership races.
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An appeal from a detainee at Guantánamo Bay is testing the limits of presidential authority to conduct the war on terror.
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January 7, 2006

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Even before Supreme Court confirmation hearings begin on Monday for Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr., Democrats appear lined up solidly against him.
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January 6, 2006

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President Bush's rationale for eavesdropping on Americans rests on questionable legal ground, a Congressional analysis said.
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All of the judges, called by Senate Republicans, are colleagues of Supreme Court nominee Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr.
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Investigators said the F.B.I. was overconfident in its fingerprint identification technology when it implicated Brandon Mayfield in the 2004 Madrid train bombing.
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The Supreme Court will to try to define, more precisely than in the past, the emergencies that can justify a warrantless entry into a private home.
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The nation added 108,000 jobs in December as the unemployment rate edged down to 4.9 percent, the Labor Department reported.
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December 20, 2005

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Democrats won a procedural victory on the budget bill that forced it backed to the House of Representatives, delaying final approval.
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Jeanine F. Pirro said today that she would abandon her plans to unseat Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and would instead run for state attorney general.
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The deal would grant Jack Abramoff a shorter sentence in exchange for his testimony against former political associates.
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The Bush administration proposed new air quality regulations intended to reduce modestly sooty pollutants that are blamed for premature deaths and illnesses.
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Decisive votes Wednesday will determine whether the Congressional session ends on a triumphal note for Republicans, or whether Democrats will celebrate.
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A program approved by President Bush to conduct eavesdropping has captured what are purely domestic communications.
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December 18, 2005

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Lawmakers voted to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and narrowly passed a $40 billion budget-cutting plan.
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The vice president traveled today to Afghanistan with words of praise and encouragement for the country.
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