Defense

Senate Dems seek to strip provisions from homeland bill

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Transportation agency hires 44,000 screeners; union aims for them

The Transportation Security Administration met a congressional deadline to federalize passenger screeners at the nation’s 429 major airports, hiring more than 44,000 employees in the last year, Bush administration officials said Monday.

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Senators blast homeland bill provisions, but expect approval

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Bush, GOP leaders prevail on homeland bill labor rules

President Bush and congressional Republicans finally prevailed in a key battle over homeland security legislation Tuesday, after a partisan brawl that delayed approval of a Homeland Security Department for four months.

Defense

White House willing to accept further delays in spending bills

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Lawmakers reach compromise on homeland security

Republican leaders have crafted a compromise amendment to break the stalemate on legislation to create a Homeland Security Department, a move that clears the way for Senate approval as early as this week.

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Base politics

The elections may be over, but the politics of base closure is under way.