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President Bush signs H.J. Res. 93 and H.R. 3890 in Washington
U.S. President George W. Bush looks to Annette Lantos, the wife of the late Rep. Tom Lantos (D-CA), after signing H.J. Res. 93, the Renewal of Import Restrictions on Burma, and H.R. 3890, the Tom Lantos Block Burmese JADE Act of 2008, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on July 29, 2008. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)

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The White House announced Wednesday the six Americans U.S. President George W. Bush will honor with the Presidential Medal of Freedom next week.
U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., spoke before the American Israel Public Affairs Committee policy conference in Washington Wednesday:
A new congresswoman from California began her career Thursday by demanding the immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, drawing boos from some colleagues.
Congressional colleagues and U.S. President George Bush expressed sadness at the death of Rep. Tom Lantos, D-Calif., saying he was a man of character.
U.S. Rep. Tom Lantos, D-Calif., dead at 80
U.S. Rep. Tom Lantos, D-Calif., died Monday of complications from esophageal cancer at Bethesda Naval Medical Center in Maryland at the age of 80.
Rep. Lantos has cancer, will retire
Rep. Tom Lantos, D-Calif., said Wednesday he has been diagnosed with esophageal cancer and will retire from Congress after his current term.
U.S. firms helping China with one of the world's most advanced public surveillance systems are violating the spirit of human-rights sanctions, critics say.
Yahoo! Inc. gave China information on journalist Shi Tao, then its general counsel lied about the company's role in Shi's arrest, a U.S. lawmaker alleges.
A U.S. House committee is looking into whether a top Yahoo! Inc. official misled Congress about the Internet company's actions in a Chinese human rights case.
U.S. Rep. Tom Lantos, D-Calif., said contractor deficiencies at the new U.S. Embassy in Baghdad could delay the facility's planned opening.
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Tornadoes Devastate Moore, Oklahoma
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A damaged movie theater is seen in aftermath of a series of tornadoes in Moore, Oklahoma, May 21, 2013. On May 20 a series of tornadoes swept through severals towns south of Oklahoma City leaving a path of destruction and killing at least 24 people. UPI/J.P. Wilson