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[05/13] Senate says halt oil reserve shipments
By H. JOSEF HEBERT Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate, in a direct challenge to President Bush, voted Tuesday to temporarily halt the shipment of thousands of barrels of oil a day into the government's emergency reserve.

[05/13] Senate approves renewal of flood insurance program
By JIM ABRAMS Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate agreed Tuesday to write off - and hand over to taxpayers - more than $17 billion in debt that a FEMA flood insurance program accumulated after being devastated by Katrina and other 2005 hurricanes.

[05/13] Detroit City Council begins process to oust mayor
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press Writer DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit City Council has voted 5-4 to begin a process aimed at removing Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick from office for his role in a text-messaging sex scandal.

[05/13] Top Democrat announces budget agreement
By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats controlling Congress are leaving grim decisions on automatic tax increases to the next president and the newly elected Congress under a freshly negotiated House-Senate blueprint for the upcoming budget year.

[05/13] Clinton status puts focus on her $20 million debt
By JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Should she lose or abandon her quest for the Democratic presidential nomination, Hillary Rodham Clinton will have to deal with her campaign's more than $20 million debt - a step that could test her relationship with Barack Obama and raise new issues in campaign finance law.

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