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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress is sending President Barack Obama a bill to keep the government's autism research program going.

Though the legislation had broad support, it almost didn't make it out of the Senate....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate will consider a food safety bill after the November elections that would give the Food and Drug Administration more power to prevent foodborne illness....

The Senate approved a spending bill Tuesday providing $500,000 for the U.S. Department of Agriculture inspector general to broaden an investigation of the department's National Organics Program.

The debate over a sweeping overhaul of the nation's health-care system got off to a rocky start in the Senate yesterday as lawmakers delayed action on one key bill and engaged in partisan sniping over another.

Al Gore talks global warming to the Senate -- and the Senate listens

WASHINGTON (AP) -- People learning through genetic testing that they might be susceptible to devastating diseases wouldn't also have to worry about losing their jobs or their health insurance under anti-discrimination legislation the Senate passed Thursday....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- People seeking genetic testing to learn if they are predisposed to serious diseases would not have to fear losing their jobs or their health insurance under anti-discrimination legislation the Senate was to vote on Thursday....