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Bush to Meet With Brazilian President
AP - Fresh from the Summit of the Americas, President Bush is sitting down for a meeting Sunday that may have an even greater impact on his relationship with Latin America, and it's with one man — Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Congress Plans to Raise Budget for Census
AP - The census always been about more than just counting people and divvying up seats in Congress. The first one, in 1790, was used to find out how many 'free white males' were available for military service. The 1870 census documented freed slaves who had been denied the right to vote. In 1940, it assessed housing conditions following the Great Depression.
Milestones in History of Census
AP - The first U.S. census was taken in 1790. Some milestones in the history of the census:
Hagel: Torture Exemption Would Be Mistake
AP - A leading Republican senator said Sunday that the Bush administration is making 'a terrible mistake' in opposing a congressional ban on torture and other inhuman treatment of prisoners in U.S. custody.
FBI Patriot Act Plan Concerns Lawmakers
AP - Lawmakers expressed concern Sunday that the FBI was aggressively pushing the powers of the anti-terrorist USA Patriot Act to access private phone and financial records of ordinary people.
Analysis: Bush Has Made Mark With Nominees
AP - Seizing on a rare alignment of opportunities, President Bush has moved swiftly in recent weeks to project his influence into the future and over the lives of nearly all Americans.
Rice Plans No Summit Meeting With N. Korea
AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice plans no talks with North Korean officials during an economic summit meeting in South Korea this month. 'I wouldn't count it as a possibility,' State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said Thursday.
Bush Backing Still Sought in Close Races
AP - President Bush's detour to Virginia on his way home from Latin America on Monday shows that, despite all his troubles, he can still be considered an asset in a close political race.
Democrats Press on for Prewar Iraq Report
AP - A government document raises doubts about claims al-Qaida members received training for biological and chemical weapons in Iraq, as Senate Democrats on Sunday defended their push for a report on how the Bush administration handled prewar intelligence.
NYC Mayor Seeks New Term As City Recovers
AP - Four years ago, while fires still burned amid the World Trade Center ruins, a wealthy businessman running for mayor was trailing by a wide margin and his campaign was considered a long shot.
US Senator McCain vows to keep fighting for torture ban
AFP - United States Senator John McCain, a former prisoner of war in Vietnam, said he would keep up his campaign for legislation banning the torture of prisoners, despite a veto threat from President George W. Bush.
Newsview: Bush Has Made Mark With Nominees
AP - Seizing on a rare alignment of opportunities, President Bush has moved swiftly in recent weeks to project his influence into the future and over the lives of nearly all Americans.
Gov. Candidates Scour N.J. for Final Votes
AP - Democrat Jon Corzine and Republican Douglas Forrester criss-crossed the state Sunday to rally support for their gubernatorial campaigns, as polls showed Corzine holding a slight lead.
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