WASHINGTON: House approves GOP bill to eliminate estate tax
The House passed a Republican-sponsored bill Wednesday that would eliminate the estate tax -- thus completing part three of its three-pronged approach to President Bush's tax relief aspirations.

WASHINGTON: Senate deals sharp blow to Bush tax plans
The Senate dealt a blow to President Bush's hopes for a 10-year, $1.6 trillion tax cut Wednesday by approving a Democratic amendment to the fiscal 2002 budget resolution that would trim $448 billion from the tax cut and dedicate it to education and debt reduction.

WASHINGTON: Ashcroft mulls closed circuit TV for McVeigh execution
Attorney General John Ashcroft Wednesday said he is still considering whether next month's execution of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh should be shown on closed circuit television to survivors and families of McVeigh's victims.

WASHINGTON: Committee: Ending Saturday postal delivery a bad idea
Members of Congress on Wednesday harshly criticized a proposal to eliminate Saturday delivery by the U.S. Postal Service.

FORT BRAGG: Special Operations group gets highest unit award
Almost three decades after their unit was disbanded, members of a U.S. military Special Operations group have received special recognition for the dangerous work they performed during the Vietnam War.

Lawmakers try to ban lies from the campaign trail
Politicians had better watch their words in Iowa, or pretty soon they could wind up behind bars -- at least in theory.