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Norm Coleman may not dip into his campaign coffers to cover all his expenses stemming from lawsuits and other complaints that allege misconduct by him or his donors. That’s the upshot of draft advisory opinions issued Thursday by the Federal Election Commission.

President Bush suffered the first veto override of his presidency today, as Republicans defied their party’s leader en masse.

The Senate voted 79-14 to override the veto of the Water Resources Development Act, or WRDA, following Monday’s override vote in the House which was passed 361-54.

The $23 billion bill provides funding for Army Corps of Engineers [...]

Washington D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of overriding President Bush’s veto of the Water Resources Development Act, with the Senate expected to take up the measure Wednesday.  It is the first successful House override of a Bush veto.

By a vote of 361-54, the required two-thirds majority was easily achieved. The [...]