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HONOLULU – Alongside the submarines, ships and airplanes participating in large-scale military exercises in the Pacific this month, a team of sea lions and dolphins are expected to patrol the sea. These marine animals will be flown in from San Diego for simulated mine recovery and mine detection during the …

WASHINGTON – Jack Abramoff had brief conversations with President Bush almost a dozen times and the president knew him well enough to make joking references to Abramoff’s family, according to an e-mail the fallen lobbyist sent a magazine editor. Bush “joked with me about a bunch of things, including details …

WASHINGTON – Congress sent President Bush a second five-week extension of the Patriot Act as Senate negotiators worked to close a deal with the White House on renewing the antiterrorism law with some new civil liberties protections. “We need the Patriot Act,” said Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter. “I’m prepared …