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- Bush picks John Roberts to be chief justice, replacing Rehnquist
- Rehnquist to lie in repose at Great Hall of Supreme Court
- Events make Bush's high court choice difficult
- Rehnquist praised for service to court
- Feds sending troops to guard New Orleans
- Feds are in control of New Orleans, Chertoff says
- FEMA chartering Carnival ships for Katrina refugees
- Bush expresses sadness at Rehnquist's death
- Senator Frist becomes medical volunteer
- Hurricane aid tops Congress' fall agenda
- Lawmaker says Americans must ask tough questions about safety
- President sending troops to region damaged by hurricane
- Congress likely to probe Guard delay
- Inspector general finds fault with education PR contracts
- Admitting relief's troubles, Bush tours Gulf region
- Bush nominates Roberts for chief justice
- Once a high-court clerk to late chief justice
- Report: Education Dept.'s PR funds need oversight
- Bush nominates Roberts for chief justice
- Congress returning to crowded agenda
- Scholars: Rehnquist leaves unfinished agenda
- Rehnquist to lie in repose at Great Hall of Supreme Court
- Senators 'to demand answers' on slow action
- Under fire, president attempts to regain equilibrium
- Senators differ on pace of hearing
- Special interests gear up for fight on court vacancy
- Roberts carries Rehnquist's casket as ceremonies begin
- Bush, Congress plan hurricane investigations
- Roberts confirmation hearings to begin Monday
- Bush to seek Katrina probe, $40B for recovery work
- Union reports security problems at Army bases
- Bush to seek Katrina probe, $40B for recovery work
- FEMA director faces his own storm of controversy
- Top Pentagon brass defend response time
- Roberts, Rehnquist compel comparisons
- Members of Congress return from recess, call for probes
- Bush pledges to stay on top of relief effort
- Dems assail Bush as another $52B sought for Katrina aid
- Price tag for Katrina worsens federal budget outlook
- U.S. to give $2,000 debit cards to Katrina victims
- Group's TV ad uses storm's aftermath to target Roberts
- House approves $51.8 billion relief for Katrina
- Cheney, Gonzales tour stricken areas of Gulf Coast
- Berger to pay $50,000 for taking classified material
- Poll: Majority now wants Bush to keep focus at home
- Many cooks stirring the pot in federal recovery effort
- Texas grand jury indicts PAC connected to DeLay
- Appeals court rejects N.J. effort to save Army base
- Dems assail Bush as another $52B sought for Katrina aid
- Cheney, Gonzales tour stricken areas of Gulf Coast
- Indictment shows charges in plot vs. Bush
- A compassionate Bush was absent right after Katrina
- Congress passes $51.8 billion relief bill for Katrina victims
- Supreme Court rejects protection of base closing plan
- Powell calls pre-Iraq U.N. speech a 'blot' on his record
- Court questions Gitmo acts, suggests judiciary review
- MoveOn.org says it won't use evacuees in Roberts ad
- Additional $51.8 billion OK'd for federal aid package
- Panel submits base-closing recommendations to Bush
- 'Time' reports discrepancy on Brown's background
- Iraqi president: U.S. troops will not be needed in 2 years
- Sept. 11 rescuers honored at White House
- Groups plan rally to compete with anti-war protest
- Rice calls for Asian support of U.N. action against Iran
- Senate bill restricts sale of cold medicines to battle meth
- Fed changes schedule to fit Greenspan's retirement
- Congress to investigate 'abuse' of 9/11 loan program
- Judge rules in favor of ACLU in Patriot Act library case
- U.S. military force-feeding 13 Guantanamo hunger strikers
- About 1,500 visit Pentagon to remember Sept. 11
- Sept. 11 rescuers honored at White House
- Memorial events take place around D.C.
- Feds' job is to help locals, says new response chief
- Some say Congress going overboard on aid
- Judging Judge Roberts
- Bush joins commanders of recovery in New Orleans
- Katrina could scramble South's political patterns
- U.S. nuke arms plan envisions pre-emption
- Judging Judge Roberts: A look at the Judiciary Committee
- Senators skirmish over questions at Roberts hearing
- Rumsfeld: Base closings to yield savings
- FEMA's embattled Brown out; emergency chief tapped
- FBI ignores informant rules, Justice Department says
- Katrina spurs debate on energy, offshore drilling
- Intel chief: Iraqis in insurgency more elusive
- Roberts vows to judge cases by rule of law
- Bush: U.S. won't waver in support of Iraq
- Katrina raises questions about domestic use of troops
- Abortion case 'entitled to respect,' Roberts says
- Federal judge blocks Bush's bid to log sequoias
- New FEMA chief takes center stage after years in wings
- Grand jury indicts two DeLay associates in election probe
- Homeland watchdogs to monitor Katrina contracts
- Iraq won't set deadline on U.S. withdrawal
- Cost of Katrina to hit budget hard
- Bush admits Katrina failures
- Iraqi leader rejects deadline for U.S. pullout
- Roberts avoids specifics on abortions
- Rumsfeld avoids specifics on cutting troops in Afghanistan
- Exchanges tart as Roberts avoids specifics on abortions

