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Ms. Woodruff received the Helen Thomas award for her work as a journalist. As part of the program she was roasted by colleagues and friends.

Republican Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pennsylvania) talked about the procedure they would use later that day to elect an incoming Senate majority leader using a conference call. Senator Kay Ba…

Republican leaders made a call to President Bush aboard Air Force One to inform him of the passage of homeland security legislation and other issues. Following the telephone call they answer…

Senate Republicans announce the results of their leadership elections for the next Congress. Speakers included the incoming Senate Majority Leader, Senator Trent Lott (R-MS), incoming Presid…

Representative Dennis Hastert (R-Illinois) and Senator Trent Lott (R-Mississippi) held a news conference to discuss efforts to reach agreement on legislation which would create a homeland se…

Nominees for various military commands testified about their experience and qualifications for the positions. Among the issues they addressed were military transformation in the Post-Cold Wa…

In a portion of a four-hour hearing, committee members heard testimony from Professor McConnell, a University of Utah professor nominated by President Bush to serve on the 10th Circuit Court…

Acting Undersecretary of Transportation for Security James Loy testified to the Senate Transportation Committee about a number of issues related to transportation security. Among the issues …

Witnesses testified before a Senate Technology and Government Information subcommittee about the AMBER alert system which is used to enlist public help in searching for abducted children. Am…

Republican senators spoke to reporters about a 10 to 9 vote by the Judiciary Committee not to forward the nomination of Judge Priscilla Owen to the full Senate. They said the vote reflected …

Republican leaders spoke to reporters about their progress on various legislation prior to their August recess. Following their remarks they answered questions from the reporters.

Judge Priscilla Owen testified about her qualifications for an appointment to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and her interpretations of law while a justice on the Texas Supreme Court. Ma…