Housing rescue bill heads to Bush for signature 2 mins ago - Congress passed the most significant housing legislation in decades Saturday, offering help to struggling homeowners and seeking to stabilize a troubled housing market that has dragged down the economy.
Senate Republicans block heating aid bill 1 hr 7 mins ago - Republicans on Saturday blocked the Senate from considering a bill next week that would nearly double federal aid to help the poor pay heating and air-conditioning bills.
Sen. Reed: no 'blank check' for war in Iraq 2 hrs 5 mins ago - Sen. Jack Reed says America can't afford the Republican strategy of continuing to write blank checks for the Iraq war.
Bush eager to sign bill tripling AIDS assistance 3 hrs ago - President Bush said Saturday he's eager to sign legislation that triples money to fight AIDS and other diseases around the world - an initiative that has won him praise from some of his harshest critics.
FCC approves XM-Sirius satellite radio merger 9 hrs ago - Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.'s $3.3 billion buyout of rival XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. will mean millions of subscribers will be able to receive programming from both services, while executives say it will create huge cost savings for the industry.
FCC poised to punish Comcast over Web blocking 10 hrs ago - A majority of members of the Federal Communications Commission have cast votes in favor of punishing Comcast Corp. for blocking subscribers' Internet traffic, an agency official said Friday.
Teen held at Oak Hill escaped from party 14 hrs ago - Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services officials say a 17-year-old being held at the Oak Hill juvenile detention facility in Laurel escaped while attending a Memorial Day cookout at the department's director.
Iraq war's total cost nearing Vietnam's price tag 17 hrs ago - The total cost of the Iraq war is approaching the Vietnam War's expense, a congressional report estimates, while spending for military operations after 9/11 has exceeded it.
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