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AP - With U.S.-India relations at their highest mark in six decades,
 President Bush said Friday Americans should see the rapidly growing
 nation as a land of opportunity instead of a threat.

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AP - The Senate's passage of the USA Patriot Act hands President Bush a
 victory in his troubled second term and allows the Republicans to
 polish their tough-on-terror image for the midterm elections.

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AP - Vice President Dick Cheney urged Americans Thursday to do a better
 job of saving and challenged policymakers to strengthen pensions and
 fix Social Security to help people in their golden years.

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AP - Legislation that would force lobbyists to disclose more about their
 spending to influence the political process advanced Thursday in the
 Senate, but minus a key provision that would have set up a new
 independent office to monitor congressional ethics.

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AP - As Hurricane Katrina loomed over the Gulf Coast, federal and state
 officials agonized over the threat to levees and lives. Hours after the
 catastrophic storm hit, Louisiana's governor believed New Orleans'
 crucial floodwalls were still intact.

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AP - President Bush vowed, "We are fully prepared." Mike Brown barked
 orders. Weather experts warned of a killer storm. The behind-the-scenes
 drama, captured on videotape as Hurricane Katrina roared ashore,
 confirmed Americans' suspicions of government leaders: They can run a
 good meeting, but little else.

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AP - U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris said Thursday she did not knowingly do
 anything wrong in her associations with a defense contractor who
 prosecutors say illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign
 in 2004.

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USATODAY.com - One of the most prominent House Republicans on military
 issues said Thursday he would try to scuttle a Dubai-based company's
 effort to manage U.S. ports as lawmakers' complaints about the Bush
 administration's handling of the issue continued to spread.

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AP - Rescuers who helped pull victims out of the Sago and Aracoma mines
 criticized federal mine rules Thursday and said they were still waiting
 to be interviewed by government investigators who have not yet turned
 to them for insight into the January accidents.

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