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House Passes 'Plan B' to Follow Congressional Disasters

WASHINGTON – More than 1,000 days after the Sept. 11 attacks, the House made another attempt Thursday to prepare for a catastrophic event that killed 100 or more of its members. The House, with a 329-68 vote, said states must hold special elections within 49 days of an announcement by …

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Bush Signs Schiavo Bill

WASHINGTON – President Bush (search) has signed a bill designed to save the life of a severely brain-damaged woman, after lawmakers passed the measure at a late-night emergency session of Congress. The so-called “Palm Sunday Compromise” allows a federal court to review the case of Terri Schiavo (search), whose husband …

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Assassination Attempt Suspect ID'd

TAIPEI, Taiwan – Investigators said Monday they’ve identified the “most likely suspect” who fired a shot that slightly injured Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian (search) one day before he was narrowly re-elected last March. But the suspect, Chen Yi-hsiung, drowned shortly after the March 19 shooting and police thought it was …

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