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Stephen Hess
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Surveillance bill is Bush's latest win in dwindling term
Staving off lame-duck status, President Bush scored his second major victory in 10 days Thursday by signing legislation that keeps alive his controversial terrorist surveillance program.  Congress ready to take up pared-down summer agendaDemocrats bent on showing they can govern and Republicans anxious about a sour re-election climate are pushing a pared-down summer agenda in Congress. Lawmakers want to try to save homeowners from foreclosure, avert Medicare cuts and give the government power to spy on suspected terrorists. |
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