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WASHINGTON -- White House loyalists struggled on Wednesday to save President Bush's wartime legislative plans from collapsing under Republican squabbles. In cliffhanger votes, a House committee rejected, then endorsed Bush's proposal to continue tough interrogations of suspected terrorists.
The tug-of-war on the House Judiciary Committee was evidence of the difficulty Bush is having in lining up support for his terrorism- fighting proposals weeks before the November elections.See the full content of this document
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Gop Quarrels Hurt Wartime Bills
Democrats sat on the sidelines "watching the catfights" among Republicans on surveillance and detainee legislation, said Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.
Reid noted that Senate Major...See the full content of this document
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