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Senator: Waste, fraud, neglect hurting U.S. soldiers

Tens of billions in taxpayer dollars have been lost, wasted or remain unaccounted for in Afghanistan and Iraq, and some of those funds -- and some missing weapons -- have landed in insurgents' hands, a U.S. senator alleged Wednesday.

Senate OKs Petraeus as head of Mideast forces

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Gen. David Petraeus as the new chief of U.S. Central Command, placing him in charge of American forces in the Middle East and Afghanistan.

Senate honors 'last living Doughboy' of WW1

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday honored 107-year-old Frank Woodruff Buckles, the last living American World War I veteran.

Sen. Robert Byrd, 90, remains in hospital

Sen. Robert Byrd was hospitalized Monday night, a spokesman said.

Sen. Robert Byrd, 90, hospitalized

U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd, the chamber's longest-serving member, will remain in a Washington hospital for "several more days" for treatment of a mild infection, his office said Tuesday.

Time.com: Can Hillary Readjust to the Senate?

Failed presidential candidates never have an easy time back in the Senate, but Clinton's return will be particularly tough

Obama focuses on McCain while Clinton keeps fighting

As Barack Obama targeted John McCain in his attacks Monday, Hillary Clinton told her supporters the race for the Democratic nomination is "nowhere near over."

Sen. Robert Byrd, 90, admitted to hospital

Sen. Robert Byrd, the Senate's longest-serving member, was admitted to Washington's Walter Reed Army Medical Center for observation Tuesday after a fall at his home Monday night, his spokesman said.

Senate passes budget bill that includes Iraq war funding

After months of stalemate, the Senate late Tuesday passed a huge government spending bill that includes billions of dollars requested by President Bush to continue the war in Iraq.

White House renews veto threat on kids' health insurance bill

President Bush certainly will veto legislation expanding a children's health insurance program by $35 billion over five years despite Democratic pressure lobbying him to change his mind, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino reiterated Tuesday.

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