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Bush To Veto House-Approved Foreclosure Bill
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WPXI
- 21 Hours ago
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The House of Representatives passed a housing aid plan to provide $300 billion in refinanced mortgages for struggling homeowners.The measure would let debt-ridden homeowners refinance into fixed-rate, government-backed mortgages they could afford. Congressional analysts say it could help as many as
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Conflict over housing crisis threatens rescue package
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Sacramento Bee
- 5/9/2008
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President Bush and Congress are clashing over how to address the housing crisis, clouding the prospects of an election-year rescue package. Bush said Wednesday he would veto Democrats' broad housing aid plan, saying it wouldn't help struggling homeowners. 'We are committed to a good housing bill tha
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White House renews veto threat against troop ...
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KSHB
- 5/9/2008
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U.S. soldiers on the way to conducting house to house searches December 3, 2007 in Mukhisa, Iraq. (Chris Hondros, ) WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House again says President Bush will veto rival House and Senate Iraq funding bills, even after Democrats made spending concessions designed to win the pres
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White House renews vow to veto bill that funds war
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Houston Chronicle
- 5/9/2008
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WASHINGTON - Congress appears increasingly unlikely to meet its goal of approving President Bush's war funding request before Memorial Day as divisions deepened among Democrats, and the White House issued a fresh veto threat. With only two full weeks remaining before the Memorial Day recess, the mea
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White House hopefuls vow to be allies of Israel
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Yahoo! UK and Ireland
- 5/9/2008
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - White House hopefuls on Thursday hailed their ties to Israel and vowed to stand by the Jewish state as the key US ally celebrated its 60th anniversary. All three senators in the contest to succeed President George W. Bush in November's election appealed to voters, particularly the
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Bush threatens to veto US housing rescue measures
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Daily Times
- 5/9/2008
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WASHINGTON: President George W. Bush threatened on Wednesday to veto Democrats' broad housing rescue package, saying it will not help struggling US homeowners. 'We are committed to a good housing bill that will help folks stay in their house, as opposed to a housing bill that will reward speculators
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House ignores veto threat, moves expand federal mortgage aid
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MarketWatch
- 5/9/2008
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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Despite veto threats, House lawmakers on Thursday passed far-reaching housing legislation in an effort to alleviate problems from a housing market turned sour. In a 266-154 vote, lawmakers approved legislation to modernize the Federal Housing Administration, expand the go
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White House: Bush Will Veto Iraq $$ Unless Cost...
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FOXNews.com
- 5/9/2008
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WASHINGTON Most significantly, Jim Nussle, director of the White House budget office, said that a plan by House Democrats to add unrelated legislation at a cost that could reach $51 billion over the next decade, would provoke a veto even though they are popular politically. The items he cited includ
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Despite Veto Threat, House Passes Mortgage Rescue Bill: GOP Calls Bill Bailout for
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Washington Post
- 5/9/2008
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GOP Calls Bill Bailout for Irresponsible Borrowers President Bush flanked by House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, right, and House Republican Whip Roy Blunt, R-Mo., left, walks from Cross Hall to make a statement, Wednesday, May 7, 2008, after he met with the House Republican Conference in th
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White House issues another veto threat against Democratic troop funding bill
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International Herald Tribune
- 5/8/2008
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WASHINGTON: Congress appears increasingly unlikely to meet its goal of approving President George W. Bush's war funding request by this month's end as divisions deepened among Democrats and the White House issued a fresh veto threat. With only two full weeks remaining before the Memorial Day recess,
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