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State of the Union: New Beginning or Beginning of the End?
With Congress now dominated by Democrats, last night's State of the Union speech was an opportunity to re-assert presidential authority. Will proposals on health insurance, immigration and energy get a real hearing or will the war in Iraq drown out everything else? Plus, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says no to the president, and on Reporter's Notebook, was Louis "Scooter" Libby a scapegoat for Karl Rove?
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenWith Congress now dominated by Democrats, last night's State of the Union speech was an opportunity to re-assert presidential authority. Will proposals on health insurance, immigration and energy get a real hearing or will the war in Iraq drown out everything else? Plus, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says no to the president, and on Reporter's Notebook, was Louis "Scooter" Libby a scapegoat for Karl Rove?
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3 storiesSenate Committee Opposes Troop Surge
In last night's State of the Union address, President Bush asked Congress to support his troop increase in Iraq, but the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today passed a resolution saying it's "not in the national interest." Indiana Republican Richard Lugar said he was "not confident the plan will succeed," but he voted against the…
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Last night, for the first time, President Bush faced a Democratic Congress, with his own poll ratings lower than ever. In his State of the Union address, he defended his troop increase plan and asked Congress to "give it a chance." Today, a Senate committee passed a non-binding resolution repudiating what he calls the "new way forward."
Read the story33 minScooter Libby Points the Finger at Karl Rove
Yesterday in a Washington courtroom, the trial of Vice President Cheney's former top aide got off with a bang. Louis "Scooter" Libby's lawyer said his client was "sacrificed" by the White House to protect political operative Karl Rove. Libby is accused of lying to federal investigators.
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