Extractions: Web posted at: 5:58 p.m. EST (2258 GMT) WASHINGTON (AllPolitics, February 2) The White House launched a defense Tuesday of its fiscal year 2000 budget proposal, as administration officials traveled to Capitol Hill to argue the case to skeptical Republicans. And President Bill Clinton took his agenda on the road to Boston to drum up support for his education budget package. Washington's yearly budget debate, which formally kicked off Monday with the release of Clinton's $1.77 trillion spending plan, is expected to be particularly fierce this year as lawmakers battle over what to do with the burgeoning surplus. Clinton's budget does not include an across-the-board tax cut, prompting sharp criticism from Republicans, and one Democratic senator, who are pushing such a cut. Testifying before the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday, Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin defended the administration's decision.
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Extractions: www.contextual_4.com ON CNN TV In the debate about John Kerry's assertion that there are world leaders rooting for him in his bid for the White House, the Bush campaign's Mark Mehlman and the Kerry camp's Jeanne Shaheen join us on "Judy Woodruff's Inside Politics" at 3:30 p.m. ET Tuesday. THE MORNING GRIND We're not in Iowa anymore: Drama in Illinois' primary
Extractions: White House staffers interviewed Before the investigation Joe Wilson ... Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982 (FindLaw) YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS White House Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Justice Department or Create your own Manage alerts What is this? WASHINGTON (CNN) A Democratic senator called on the White House Tuesday to require all its employees to sign waivers of confidentiality as part of the investigation into who leaked the name of a CIA operative to a journalist last summer. In a letter to White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-New York, argued the waivers could free the journalist who published the CIA agent's name to divulge his sources. Without requiring all staffers to sign such waivers, Schumer said, the White House cannot say it is providing "full cooperation" with the criminal investigation. The Justice Department has been conducting a criminal investigation into who disclosed the identity of a CIA officer whose husband had challenged President Bush's claims about Iraq's weapons threat.
Extractions: Languages Spanish Portuguese German Italian Korean Arabic Japanese Time, Inc. Time.com People Fortune EW InStyle Business 2.0 Minority Leader Trent Lott WASHINGTON (CNN) With legislation aimed at improving airport security stalled in the Senate, the Bush administration offered a proposal Wednesday that would compromise on the issue of making airport security screeners federal employees, CNN has learned. The legislation is critical because knives and box cutters that slipped past airport security are thought to be the weapons used by hijackers who turned civilian jetliners into weapons that destroyed the World Trade Center and damaged the Pentagon. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta met with key senators on both sides of the aisle Wednesday after Republicans blocked Democratic efforts to bring the bill to the Senate floor. Mineta has put forward a proposal that would put the federal government in charge of security screening, but would not necessarily make all workers doing the screening federal agents, according to a senior Republican aide.
Extractions: WASHINGTON (CNN) The Bush administration will ask Congress for expanded U.S. counter-narcotics assistance to help Colombia fight terrorism, senior administration officials said Wednesday. Senior State Department officials said the administration will also ask Congress for authority to consider Colombian requests to deploy U.S.-trained brigades, along with U.S. equipment and ammunition, in military operations against the Armed Revolutionary Forces of Colombia, or FARC, a rebel group deemed by the State Department as international terrorists. The administration will send a supplemental budget request to Congress in the coming weeks, the officials told CNN. The Bush administration has been working with Colombian President Andres Pastrana on what he thinks is necessary to fight FARC and the smaller National Liberation Army, or ELN.
Extractions: Web posted at: 3:24 a.m. EST (0824 GMT) WASHINGTON (CNN) Working late into the night, White House budget negotiators and congressional leaders reached a tentative deal on the first of the disputed spending bills that must be passed before Congress can go home for the year. Bargaining by telephone, the two sides agreed on a new $15.3 billion spending bill that finances many of the nation's international programs. As the final details continue to be worked out, the Senate on Friday is expected to pass fourth "continuing resolution" bill extending the deadline for the fiscal 2000 budget. The new "CR" would set a new deadline, next Wednesday. The original deadline was October 1. The agreed-on legislation provides $800 million more than the original GOP proposal, about $150 million less than the administration originally demanded. It includes funding for the Wye River Middle East peace agreement.
Extractions: Web posted at: 11:36 p.m. EDT (0336 GMT) From Correspondent Jonathan Aiken and Producer Bill Mears WASHINGTON (CNN) The House Government Reform and Oversight Committee Wednesday subpoenaed members of the Clinton Administration including Attorney General Janet Reno and White House counsel Cheryl Mills in connection with the president's offer of clemency for 16 convicted Puerto Rican separatists, CNN has learned. Rep. Dan Burton (R-Indiana), committee chairman, issued the subpoenas and sought all documents and records from the White House, Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Prisons relating to the clemency issue. Copies of the subpoenas were obtained by CNN. Congress has been considering conducting hearings on the clemency issue, with many members publicly voicing concern over published reports that the Justice Department never made a formal recommendation on the clemency question to the White House, as is usual in such cases. Many law enforcement officials opposed clemency for the nationalists, saying it would be bowing to terrorism at a time when the administration has been cracking down on terrorists.
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Extractions: Languages Spanish Portuguese German Italian Korean Arabic Japanese Time, Inc. Time.com People Fortune EW InStyle Business 2.0 WASHINGTON (CNN) Responding to a study on last year's presidential election in Florida that showed George Bush winning even with a statewide recount, former Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore said the election is over. The White House agreed. "The country has moved on," a Bush spokeswoman said. Gore issued a statement saying there are more important things to worry about now. "As I said on December 13 of last year, we are a nation of laws and the presidential election of 2000 is over," Gore said. "And of course, right now our country faces a great challenge as we seek to successfully combat terrorism. I fully support President Bush's efforts to achieve that goal." EXTRA INFORMATION In-depth: Florida Ballots Project The former vice president also thanked the people who worked for his campaign.
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Extractions: Novak: Administration didn't call ... Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982 (FindLaw) The Wilson war SPECIAL REPORT War Tracker On the Scene Map U.S. Iraq ... Special Report CIA TERMS Operative: A CIA employee who gathers intelligence covertly, either in the field or from agency headquarters in Langley, Virginia. The CIA calls the job "clandestine services officer." Agent: Usually a foreign national contracted to gather intelligence in the field for the CIA.
Extractions: Languages Spanish Portuguese German Italian Korean Arabic Japanese Time, Inc. Time.com People Fortune EW InStyle Business 2.0 Hall won 83 percent of the vote during his last election, in November 2000. WASHINGTON (CNN) Rep. Tony Hall, an independent-minded and locally popular Democrat from Ohio, may not run for re-election but instead take a "humanitarian job" with the White House, a congressional source said Thursday. His decision may have ramifications beyond his home district. Whether Hall runs again could affect the political balance in the House of Representatives, where currently there are currently 221 Republicans, 212 Democrats and two independents. Democrats were not likely to persuade Hall, a 12-term representative from Dayton who won 83 percent of the vote in the last election, to stay in his seat, the source said. "Hall is a very independent guy who follows his own guidance," the source said. "He's been here 23 years and done a great deal. It's hard to make the case why a guy with his record of service needs to hang on."
Extractions: International Edition MEMBER SERVICES The Web CNN.com Home Page World U.S. Weather ... Special Reports SERVICES Video E-mail Services CNNtoGO Contact Us SEARCH Web CNN.com Spot trots along at the heels of the president and first lady in November 2003. Story Tools YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS White House George W. Bush or Create your own Manage alerts What is this? WASHINGTON (CNN) Spot, an English springer spaniel with a White House pedigree who spent nearly 15 years with President Bush and his family, has died, the White House announced Saturday. An administration official told CNN that Spot was put to sleep Saturday around 1:30 p.m. after suffering a series of strokes. Her remains will be taken to the president's ranch in Crawford, Texas. The White House issued a statement saying the first family was "deeply saddened" by Spot's passing. "A loyal and loving companion, Spot was a beloved member of the Bush family for nearly 15 years. She will be missed," the statement said. Spot was the daughter of Millie, a dog owned by the president's father and mother, former President George Bush and Barbara Bush. She was born at the White House in 1989, when the elder Bushes lived there. The Bushes have another dog, Barney, a Scottish terrier.
