Person: Mary Landrieu

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

world

US Senate to debate gun control

The US Senate is ready to launch an emotion-charged debate on new gun restrictions, four months after the carnage at a Connecticut elementary school spurred President Barack Obama and Congress to address firearms violence.

world

US Senate approves $29bn hurricane relief bill

world

Hurricane Rita ploughs across the Gulf of Mexico

world

Plan will get people ‘back on their feet’

world

Bush seeks $52bn (€77bn) in hurricane aid

world

Blame game escalates in aftermath of slow response

Under-fire Bush pledges to fix hurricane misery

President George W Bush today promised stunned and suffering hurricane victims along America’s battered Gulf Coast that he would fix what’s “not going exactly right” in the storm’s aftermath.

Sat, 03 Sep, 2005

Looters ransack New Orleans after hurricane

Officials watched helplessly as looters around the city ransacked stores for food, clothing, appliances and guns.

Wed, 31 Aug, 2005

Bush faces decision on dropping UN nominee

US President George Bush faces a politically thorny situation – and stark choices – now that Senate Democrats twice have blocked John Bolton’s confirmation as UN ambassador.

Tue, 21 Jun, 2005

Triumphant republicans carve out new agenda

President George Bush and his party were today sketching an agenda for a new, Republican-controlled US Congress, after their historic mid-term election victory.

Thu, 07 Nov, 2002

TV networks cautious as America votes

Fears of a repeat of the 2000 presidential election fiasco are expected to delay results from today’s crucial mid-term vote that could shift the balance of power in Washington.

Tue, 05 Nov, 2002