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House rejects bill funding Iraq, Afghanistan wars

President Bush's Iraq war funding request collapsed in the House Thursday as anti-war Democrats and Republicans unhappy about added domestic funding combined to kill — for now — $163 billion to support U.S. troops overseas.

W. House: Iran security guarantees not considered

The White House on Wednesday said security guarantees for Iran were not being considered at the moment in nuclear talks.

House Passes Farm Bill by a Veto-Proof Margin

The House approved a five-year, $307 billion farm bill with a solid bipartisan majority while ignoring a veto threat from President Bush.

Special House Committee to Begin Hearing on 'Stolen' Vote in 2007

Nine months after Democrats allegedly stole a parliamentary vote in the House, the long-running "Select Committee to Investigate the Voting Irregularities of August 2, 2007" will haul House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer to the witness stand today for what Republicans insist will be the Maryland ...

New Zealand's House Prices Rise at Slowest Pace in Three Years

May 12 (Bloomberg) -- New Zealand's house prices rose at the slowest pace in more than three years in April as record- high interest rates curbed demand for property.

Report: Admiral's affair included sex at White House

A Navy admiral engaged in sexual relations in the White House in 1990 with a federal employee whom he falsely told he was a widower, according to a report released Friday by the Defense Department.

US House-approved mortgage crisis bill faces veto

The US House of Representatives has approved a bill that lawmakers hope could stem the tide of home foreclosures due to the subprime mortgage crisis, but it faces a presidential veto.