Daily Dispatch

• June 25, 2004: FCC's Media Ownership Rules Sidelined; Supreme Court Challenges Federal Sentencing Guidelines; and Bush Off to Ireland for Summit with EU.



• June 24, 2004: Bush Further Restricts Travel to Cuba; FEC May Use McCain-Feingold to Limit Moore Movie Ads; and Lawyers Say Justice System Needs Reform.



• June 23, 2004: Wolfowitz: Forces Could Be in Iraq for Years; D.C. Voucher Recipients Shop for Schools; and Senate Votes to Increase Broadcast Indecency Fines.



• June 23, 2004: Wolfowitz: Forces Could Be in Iraq for Years; D.C. Voucher Recipients Shop for Schools; and Senate Votes to Increase Broadcast Indecency Fines



• June 22, 2004: House Votes to Extend National Flood Insurance Program; Supreme Court: HMOs Cannot Be Sued for Refusing to Pay; and Clinton Book Hits Shelves



• June 21, 2004: First Commercial Space Flight Takes Off; California Bill Would Ban Smoking on All Beaches; and EU Constitution a Hard Sell for Some Europeans.



• June 18, 2004: House Passes Major Tax Cut; Administration's Justification for Iraq War Found to Be Flawed; U.S. GDP per Capita Vastly Bigger than Europe's.



• June 17, 2004: New Tariffs on Chinese Furniture Imports; Documentary Shines Light on Plea Bargaining; and E-Rate Program Abused.



• June 16, 2004: AARP Backs Drug Reimportation Bill; FTC Rejects Do-Not-Spam List; and Climatologists Say Global Warming Will Impact Poor.



• June 15, 2004: Bush Acknowledges Problems With Medicare Discount Cards; Report: NASA Should Turn over Some Tasks to Private Industry; and Authorities Applying Patriot Act Provisions to Non-Terror Probes.



• June 14, 2004: CBO Report Challenges Prospects for Social Security; Bush Administration Softens on Corporate Tax Bill; and EU Elections Prompt Dismal Turnout.



• June 11, 2004: Students Slow to Apply for D.C. School Vouchers; Jury Pokes Hole in USA Patriot Act; and Report: Few Jobs Lost to Outsourcing.



• June 10, 2004: Telecom Decision Could Mean Break for Consumers; Lawmakers Scramble to Postpone WTO Quota Expiration; and California Proposes New Auto Exhaust Regulation.



• June 9, 2004: Bush Sees Wider Role for NATO in Iraq; Clear Channel and FCC Reach Agreement on Indecency; and Microsoft Appeals EU Antitrust Ruling



• June 8, 2004: Pentagon Proposes Partial Troop Removal from South Korea; Terrorists Take Advantage of High Cigarette Taxes; and High Court Gives Green Light to Mexican Trucks.



• June 7, 2004: Reagan: An Advocate for Limited Government; Reaganomics Fueled 1980s Economics Prosperity; and Reagan's Policies Lead to Longest Economic Expansion.



• June 4, 2004: Unexpected Surge in Job Growth in May; House Panel Votes to Cut White House Spending; and Buying Property Requires Background Checks



• June 3, 2004: Army May Extend Active-Duty Tours; Private Rocket Set for Liftoff; and House Rejects Replacement Plan.



• June 2, 2004: Stalled Budget Debate Needs a Jumpstart; Government Outlines Case against Padilla; Federal Court Gets Involved with Snowmobile Emission Standards



• June 1, 2004: Congressional Republicans Ponder Tax Cuts, Deficit; More and More Experts Look for Iraq Exit Strategy; Senators Have Enough Votes to Pass Drug Reimportation Bill.



• May 28, 2004: GAO: Government Agencies Sifting through Personal Data; Americans Worried about U.S. Role in Iraq; and Kerry Calls for Stronger Ties to Allies.



• May 27, 2004: President Warns of Spending Cuts in 2006; New Warning: Terrorists Plan to Hit U.S. Hard; and EU Takes On Obesity.



• May 26, 2004: Federal Workers Are More Efficient?; Poll: Immigrants Take Jobs Citizens Do Not Want; and Trial Lawyers Attack Tort Reform.



• May 25, 2004: Bush Attempts to Reassure Americans, Congress on Iraq; Disaster Flick Full of Fiction; and Judge OKs $280 Billion Federal Tobacco Suit.



• May 24, 2004: U.S. Demands Greater Oil Output, Lower Prices; Russia Embraces Free Markets, but Not Democracy; and Inflation Could Pick Up This Year.



• May 21, 2004: Committee Chair Calls Campaign Finance Reform a 'Failure'; Officials Recommend Private HOT Lanes for Capital Beltway; and Vermont to Legalize Medical Marijuana Use.



• May 20, 2004: House Passes 2005 Budget; GAO: Medicare Promotion Illegal; and Smallpox Symptoms Spur False Alarm at Kentucky Hospital.



• May 19, 2004: Gas Prices Spark Debate over Strategic Reserves; Bush, Democrats Reach Agreement on Judicial Nominees; and Transferring Students Out of Failing Schools Difficult.



• May 18, 2004: NATO Help in Iraq Doubtful; GOP-Controlled States Raise Taxes to Balance Budgets; and WHO Joins Obesity War.



• May 17, 2004: Bush Preemption Doctrine Casualty of Iraq War; School Choice Needed to Achieve Goals of Brown v. Board of Education; and China Again Warns Taiwan's Leader on Independence.



• May 14, 2004: Bremer: If Asked, U.S. Will Leave Iraq; DDT Outlawed May 17; and Lawyers Attack Alcohol in Tobacco-Style Suits.



• May 13, 2004: U.S. Considers Softer Approach to Iran; Top British Scientist Weighs in on Climate Film; and FEC Considers Further Limits on Soft Money.



• May 12, 2004: Bush Imposes Sanctions on Syria; Trade Deficit Reaches All-Time High; and Senate Breaks Deadlock on Corporate Tax Bill.



• May 11, 2004: McCain to Push for Free Political Ads; Brown v. Board: What Has It Accomplished? and House Committee to Hear Testimony on 'Consumers' Rights.'



• May 10, 2004: * Bush Facing Complaints from Conservatives * EU Offers to Eliminate Farm Export Subsidies * Concealed-Carry Law Challenged in Utah



• May 7, 2004: Greenspan Warns of Budget Deficit Consequences; Kerry Would Spend $30 Billion on Teachers; and California Bill Would Ban Smoking in Autos with Children.



• May 6, 2004: Bush Asks for Additional $25 Billion for Iraq and Afghanistan; Senators Struggle to Overhaul Corporate Taxes; and Kerry Health Plan Price Tag in Hundreds of Billions.



• May 5, 2004: Thompson Says Drug Reimportation Is Inevitable; Democrats Look to Broader Immigration Reform; and Wildfires Burning in Southern California.



• May 4, 2004: FCC Commissioner Blasts Agency over Consolidation; Report: Bush Withheld Cost Estimates on Medicare; and Maryland Considering Express Toll Lanes.



• May 3, 2004: New Medicare Drug Cards Available for Seniors; Cost of Fighting Crime Rises to New Record; and Some See Obesity Obsession as Based on Morality



• April 30, 2004: European Union to Expand by 10 Members Tomorrow; Some Iraq Rebuilding Money Shifted to Other Expenses; and Senate Approves Ban on Internet Access Taxes.



• April 29, 2004: * Kerry Unveils Ideas for Job Growth * EU Set to Retaliate Against U.S. Over Anti-Dumping Law * Patriot Act Suppresses Patriot Act Lawsuit



• April 28, 2004: WTO Rules against U.S. Cotton Subsidies; Germany Criticizes Low Corporate Tax Rates; and Specter Ekes Out Win over Toomey.



• April 27, 2004: * Beijing Bars Expanding Voting in Hong Kong * Is It Outsourcing, Offshoring or Nearshoring? * Va. Senate Committee Agrees to Freeze Car Tax Relief



• April 26, 2004: * U.S. Military Considers More Troops for Iraq * Government Pot War Makes Little Sense * New Climate Change Movie Alarms Scientists



• April 23, 2004: Globalphobes Invade Washington; Victims' Rights Bill, Not Amendment, Passes Senate; and More Illegal Immigrants Found in Squalor.



• April 22, 2004: On This Earth Day, Credit Capitalism; House Considers Emergency Replacement Plans; and Senators Agree on Drug Reimportation Bill.



• April 21, 2004: Senator Considers Reintroducing the Draft; WHO Advises Using Taxes to Reduce Obesity; and Kerry, Bush Build Large War Chests.



• April 20, 2004: Bush Touts Patriot Act; Cable, Satellite Television Next on Indecency Crusade; and Does Kerry Endorse Means-testing Social Security?



• April 19, 2004: Supreme Court to Hear 'Enemy Combatant' Cases; New Book Alleges Iraq Planning Began Shortly After Sept. 11; and UK Does U-turn on EU Constitution.



• April 16, 2004: EPA: Illegal Smog Levels in Hundreds of Counties; EU Budges on Genetically Modified Foods; and Government Considers Buying New Smallpox Vaccine.



• April 15, 2004: Taxing 28 Hours Needed to Complete Returns; Income Tax Refunds Not as Large as Expected; and Poll: Balancing Budget Beats Tax Cuts.



• April 14, 2004: Bush 'Does Not Waver' in His Defense of Iraq War; Putin in Position to Make Liberal Reforms; and Republicans Now Support Campaign Finance Laws.



• April 13, 2004: DDT Curbs Malaria in Africa; Skyrocketing Medical Bills Surprise Patients; and Pakistani Scientist Says North Korea Has Nukes.



• April 12, 2004: * Iraqi Soldiers Refused to Fight in Fallujah * Higher House Prices Spur Property Tax Revolt * Defense Task Force Argues for Mini-Nukes



• April 9, 2004: Government Auditors Take a Look at Medicare Costs; Company Charged in California Energy Crisis; and More Complaints about No Child Left Behind.



• April 8, 2004: Get to Work Faster...Pay a Toll; Opening Space Flight to Individuals Takes First Step; and Kerry Outlines Fiscal Plans.



• April 7, 2004: China Challenges Hong Kong on Political Reform; Wal-Mart Bid to Open Store Fails; and ACLU Files Lawsuit against TSA.



• April 6, 2004: CAFTA Vote Looms in Congress; Study: Many Companies Don't Pay Corporate Taxes; and Play Ball! For a Price.



• April 5, 2004: Bush Committed to June 30 Iraq Deadline; Chicago Cigarette Tax Raises Prices to $6 per Pack; and Patriot Act Splits Republicans.



• April 2, 2004: Stewart's Lawyers, in Appeal, Question Juror's Truthfulness; Senate Deadlocks over Welfare Bill; and Powell Presses NATO to Assume Iraq Peacekeeping Role.



• April 1, 2004: De Soto Wins Friedman Prize; Eminent Domain Uses Questioned; China Denounces American Radar Sale to Taiwan.



• March 31, 2004: Poll: Many Seniors Reject Medicare Drug Law; U.S. Envoy Says 20-Year Commitment Needed in Haiti; and House Republicans Narrowly Avoid Setback on Tax Cuts.



• March 30, 2004: Debate Kicks Off on Extending Landmark Welfare Law; Critics Underwhelmed by Education Law Changes; and Round-Trip Ticket to Space Station: $20 Million.



• March 29, 2004: U.S. Still Unprepared for Bioterror Attack; Bush Welcomes New NATO Members; and Shiite Opposition Bulding against Iraqi Constitution.



• March 26, 2004: House Approves $2.4 Trillion Budget; Maryland to Sports Fans: Watch Your Mouth; and Missile Defense for Airliners Could Arrive This Summer.



• March 25, 2004: States Ask to Tweak No Child Left Behind; Caribbean State Wins Case on Internet Gambling; and Bush, Kerry Quarrel over Fiscal Policy.



• March 24, 2004: Ailing Medicare and Social Security: What's the Cure; Senators Decry Lack of White House Action on Immigration; and Bremer's Map Shows Iraq on the Way to Democracy



• March 23, 2004: It's Nearly Tin Cup Time at the Postal Service; High Court Ponders Identification Case; and Maryland Legislature Proposes $1 Billion in New Taxes.



• March 22, 2004: Chinese Army Alerted Following Taiwan Election Dispute;bHamas Founder Killed in Israeli Missile Attack; and House Republicans Want Energy Bill Passed.



• March 22, 2004: Chinese Army Alerted Following Taiwan Election Dispute;bHamas Founder Killed in Israeli Missile Attack; and House Republicans Want Energy Bill Passed.



• March 19, 2004: Taiwan's President Wounded in Assassination Attempt; More Bad News about Medicare, Social Security; North Carolina Wants EPA Crackdown on Other States' Pollution.



• March 18, 2004: EU Rejects Microsoft Settlement; U.S. Formally Names Pakistan Major Ally; Federal Insurance Regulation: Coming Soon?



• March 17, 2004: Poll Finds Hostility towards U.S. Foreign Policy; Powell Brings Up Outsourcing in Indian Talks; and Air Passenger Screening Program Scrutinized.



• March 16, 2004: Senators Want Explanation for Medicare Cost Discrepancy; New Spanish Government Could End EU Constitution Stalemate; and Preparations Underway to Re-establish Draft.



• March 15, 2004: Well, Well: Insourcing to America Tops U.S. Outsourcing; Feds Get Tough on Internet Gambling; and U.S. to Stockpile Anthrax Vaccine.



• March 12, 2004: Senate Approves $2.36 Trillion Budget; N.Y., Wisc. Pull Out of Controversial Database Program; and Bush Set to Impose Sanctions on Syria.



• March 11, 2004: U.S. Trade Deficit Reaches Record Monthly High; Congressman Calls for Corporate Tax Reform; and ISPs Unite Against Spammers.



• March 10, 2004: Senate Rules Could Make Tax Cuts Temporary; House Aims a Fast One at Trial Lawyers; U.S. Agrees To Tone Down Criticism of Iran.



• March 9, 2004: U.S. Military Verges upon Domestic Law Enforcement; D.C. Restauranteurs Sue to Keep Smoking Ban off Ballot; and Amtrak Fails to Reach Goal.



• March 8, 2004: The Bush Budget's Bunker-Buster, In Oklahoma, No Child Left Behind Flunks, and U.N. Suspects Pakistan Leaders Knew of Nuclear Leaks.



• March 5, 2004: Iraqi Constitution Signing Delayed; More States Collecting Internet Sales Tax; and FEC Proposes Fund-Raising Restrictions.



• March 4, 2004: Fox: Optimism Low for Adoption of Undocumented Worker Reform; Senate Committee Plan Hopes To Cut Budget Deficit; and China Warns U.S. to Stay Out of Hong Kong Affairs.



• March 3, 2004: Budget Committee Chairman Looking for Cuts (He Says); Supreme Court Weighs Challenge to Internet Porn Law; and California Bond Measure Approved.



• March 2, 2004: Huge Struggles Facing Medicare and Social Security; Do We Really Have a 'Right to Remain Silent'? and U.S. Condemns Suicide Attacks in Iraq.



• March 1, 2004: Marines on the Ground in Haiti; Pakistan Denies Opening Territory for U.S. Troops on the Hunt; and Permanent Growing Pains for Homeland Security Department?.



• February 27, 2004: Iraqi Cleric OKs Delayed Elections; Bush Plan Would Tighten Cuba Travel Embargo; and Appeals Court Upholds Medical Marijuana.



• February 26, 2004: Greenspan Urges Social Security Cuts to Trim Deficit; High Court Rules Against State Aid for Religious Education; and China Calls Hong Kong Opposition Unpatriotic.



• February 24, 2004: Additional Wait Likely for Iraqis to Regain Power; CIA Failed to Pursue Lead on Sept. 11 Hijacker; and Senate Nears Vote on Gun Maker Immunity.



• February 23, 2004: Government Surveillance Database Research Continues; Bush To Reconsider Medicaid Rules; and Religious Hard-Liners Reclaim Control of Iran's Parliament.



• February 20, 2004: 9/11 Investigation Panel: More Time Needed; Feds Relax School Testing Standards; CIA Stumbling in Iraq, Afghanistan.



• February 19, 2004: New Record: National Debt Tops $7 Trillion; Bremer: Iraq Timetable Will Not Change; and Beijing Works to Squelch Democratization in Hong Kong.



• February 18, 2004: Federal Prosecutor Sues Ashcroft; Administration Divided Over U.N. Role in Iraq; and Court Upholds Do Not Call Registry.



• February 17, 2004: For the Debate To Come: Cato's New Social Security Plan; Afghanistan Elections Could Be Delayed; and India and Pakistan Closer to Peace Talks.



• February 13, 2004: Bush Threatens Veto of Senate Highway Bill; House Leadership Pressured to Cut Military Budget; and Rallying Around Bush Immigration Plan.



• February 12, 2004: At Last, a Lawyer for Padilla; U.N. Backs Iraq Elections; and U.S. May Soon Lift Libya Sanctions.



• February 11, 2004: Bush Calls for International Effort to Combat WMDs; Utah's Verdict on 'No Child Left Behind'; and Could a President Rein In Spending?



• February 10, 2004: White House Economists Assess Private Social Security Accounts; Funding for Terror Preparedness Delayed; Powell Talks Tough about Pakistan's Nukes.



• February 9, 2004: In Interview, Bush Defends War in Iraq; NATO Chief: Afghanistan Stability Vital to World Security; and Bush Launches Plan To Promote Democracy in Middle East.



• February 6, 2004: Pentagon Changing Terror Tribunal Rules; Another Federal Judicial Nominee in Senate Hot Seat; and



• February 5, 2004: Economist Calls Bush Budget a 'Charade'; Tenet Goes on the Defensive; and Pakistani Admits to Selling Nuke Secrets.



• February 4, 2004: Oregon Voters Reject Income Tax Increase; Bush Asks U.N. for Help with Iraq Self-Rule; and Cigarette Tax Hike Could Hit Chicago.



• February 3, 2004: North Korea Agrees to New Talks; 'Unnecessary Weapons Systems' Inflate Defense Budget; and Cowboys Owner Wants $1 Billion in Public Funds.



• February 2, 2004: Another Bulging Budget; One Year After Columbia, NASA Still Struggling; and Pakistani Scientist Sold Nuclear Secrets.



• January 30, 2004: Surprise! More Money Needed for Medicare; Justice Urges Civil Libertarians to Stand Their Ground; and



• January 29, 2004: Rumsfeld OKs Emergency Army Expansion; Despite Bloated Budget, Bush Will Increase Arts Funding; and Postal Service Bailout on the Way?



• January 28, 2004: Cheney Retreats from Iraq WMD Claims; New Challenge to D.C. Voucher Program; and



• January 27, 2004: E.U. May Challenge America's Anti-dumping Rules; Part of PATRIOT Act Fails Legal Test; Democratic Candidates Pitch Health-care Plans.



• January 26, 2004: Budget Deficits Heading for $2 Trillion-plus; Kay: No WMDs in Iraq; Building an "Ownership Society"



• January 23, 2004: Bush Turning Tightwad?; Woman Has Beef with Name of Philly Cheesesteak Shop; and Afghanistan Aid Workers Say Country is in Trouble.



• January 22, 2004: Conservatives Press Bush, Congress to Cut Spending; Missile Defense Glitches Questioned; and New York Governor Turns to Gambling to Balance Budget.



• January 21, 2004: Bush Proposals Would Cause Spike in Expenditures; Questions About Iran Nuclear Ledge; and A Restart on EU's Constitution Deliberations.



• January 20, 2004: Bush Expected to Recommit to Social Security Reform; Lack of WMDs Hurting U.S. Reputation; and Martha Stewart Pleads Not Guilty.



• January 16, 2004: Omnibus Spending Bill under Fire in Congress; Iraq Transition Plan Stalled; Illinois Education Dept. Is... 'Soviet-style Bureaucracy'?



• January 15, 2004: Color-Coded Alert System Fading Away? Bush Seeks Momentum for Faith-Based Charities; and EU Pursues Trade Sanctions Against U.S.



• January 14, 2004: Bush Plans $1.5 Billion' Healthy Marriages' Promotion; Stellar Space Program Proposed; and Court Overturns Energy-Efficiency Standards.



• January 13, 2004: Endangered Species Act Endangered?; Zoellick Seeks Revival of Doha Trade Talks; A Hard Reversal on Soft Money.



• January 12, 2004: Supreme Court Upholds Secrecy of Sept. 11 Detainees; raqi Cleric Presses for Direct Elections; Expectations Low for Americas Summit.



• January 9, 2004: Powell: Kurdish Region Must Remain Part of Iraq; No Birthday Bash for No Child Left Behind Act; Bush Eyes a Base on the Moon, Humans on Mars.



• January 8, 2004: Bush Unveils Immigration Revisions; Those Weapons Inspectors? They're Gone; and Spam Isn't Slowing in Wake of New Law.



• January 7, 2004: India and Pakistan Agree to Peace Talks; Still No Evidence of Iraqi WMDs, Old or New; and Schwarzenegger Aims to Terminate Budget Woes.



• January 6, 2004: Bush To Propose Major Immigration Law Revisions; North Korea Offers to Freeze Nuclear Program; and Medicare Fight Resumes.



• January 5, 2004: Afghan Assembly Approves Political Charter; Supreme Court Could Hear More Terror Cases; and NAFTA Turns 10.



• January 2, 2004: Rehnquist's Harsh Judgment on Sentence Monitoring, "No Child Left Behind" Faces Resistance, and Afghan Constitutional Convention on the Skids

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