| Republican 'Soft Money' Groups Find Business Reluctant to Give: Republican operatives attempting to compete with Democratic groups for large sums of unregulated presidential campaign funds have run into a number of roadblocks, including reluctance on the part of many corporations to contribute to new independent groups.
Koizumi to discuss Jenkins with Bush: Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Monday he will take up the issue of a reunion between Hitomi Soga and her American husband, who lives in North Korea, when he meets with U.S. President George W. Bush this week.
Washington on alert during official rites: For Lyndon Johnson's funeral here in 1973, security consisted primarily of police officers at the viewing, the service, the airport and the routes in between. The officers did not have radiation detectors on their belts, automatic weapons on their shoulders or gas masks at the ready.
Bush Wins Mexican Truck Safety Case: The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that the Bush administration can skip a lengthy environmental study and open U.S. roadways to Mexican trucks as soon as it wishes.
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