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Here are a few Washington events of note for Monday, October 6.

It's the first Monday in October and the Supreme Court opens its new term with arguments in three cases, including one whether tobacco companies are liable in state law suits over claims that labels on their products make misleading health claims.

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is holding a hearing on the collapse of Lehman Brothers.

President Bush is speaking in Cincinnati on his administration's judicial accomplishments and philosophy.

The American Gas Association is discussing its outlook for natural gas prices this winter.

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Here are a few Washington events of note for Friday, October 3.

The House is planning to vote again on the now $800 billion Wall Street bailout legislation that also includes various new tax breaks and spending for earmarked projects scattered throughout the country.

The Labor Department is releasing the unemployment report for September.

The House Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on the firing of nine U.S. attorneys.

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Here are a few Washington-related events of note for Thursday, October 2.

Vice presidential candidates Sarah Palin and Joe Biden are debating tonight in St. Louis.

The Natural Gas Supply Association is discussing what it sees for the natural gas supply and costs for the upcoming winter.

The International Monetary Fund is discussing its world economic outlook.

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Here are a few Washington events of note for Wednesday, October 1.

The Senate is expected to vote on the $700 billion Wall Street bailout plan.

Gen. David McKiernan, commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, is discussing the situation there at a news conference.

Immigration officials are announcing the results of a nationwide multi-agency gang operation that resulted in more than 1,700 arrests.

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Here are a few Washington events of note for Tuesday, September 30.

The debate over the $700 billion bailout of Wall Street will continue with no end in immediate sight.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is announcing its comprehensive energy plan with more than 75 recommendations for the next president and Congress.

The Institute for Policy Studies is hosting a discussion about the economics of inequality, market instability and the presidential race.

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Here are a few Washington events of note for Monday, September 29.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates is discussing the 2008 National Defense Strategy.

The National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University is revealing the results of its poll on suburban voters.

The Brookings Institution is hosting a discussion on the most promising poverty-reduction strategies for the next decade.

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Here are a few Washington events of note for Friday, September 26.

The first presidential debate between Barack Obama and John McCain is scheduled tonight at the University of Mississippi.

Congressional leaders and Bush administration officials are continuing to work out details of the proposed $700 billion bailout of giant Wall Street financial institutions.

President Bush is meeting with President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan.

The Commerce Department is releasing the 2nd quarter Gross Domestic Product report.

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Here are a few Washington events of note for Thursday, September 25.

Congress and the White House are continuing their negotiations over the shape and provisions of the $700 billion bailout of Wall Street financial institutions.

President Bush is meeting with the presidents of Lebanon and the Palestinian Authority and the Prime Minister of India.

The House Energy and Commerce oversight and investigations subcommittee is holding a hearing on security concerns at the national laboratories of the Department of Energy.

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Here are a few Washington events of note for Wednesday, September 24.

The election is more than a month away yet, but construction is officially starting today on the Inaugural platform at the Capitol where come January either John McCain or Barack Obama will take the oath of office as the next president.

The National Association of Realtors is releasing its existing home sales report for August.

Centers for Disease Control director Julie Gerberding is discussing the value of flu vaccinations, strain selection and protection Americans will need as the winter flu season approaches.

Congress's Joint Economic Committee is hearing from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke on the economic outlook, while later the House Financial Services Committee is holding a hearing on the financial bailout of Wall Street with Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson testifying.

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Here are a few Washington-related events of note for Tuesday, September 23.

President Bush is meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon at the UN in New York and speaking to the General Assembly.

The Senate Armed Services Committee is holding a hearing on Iraq and Afghanistan with Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff Vice Chairman Gen. James Cartwright.

The Senate Banking Committee is holding a hearing on turmoil in the credit markets with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, SEC Chairman Christopher Cox and James Lockhart, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

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Here are a few Washington events of note for Monday, September 22.

Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens goes on trial on charges of lying in his Senate financial disclosure records.

The U.S. Mint is announcing a new design for the U.S. penny, honoring the Abraham Lincoln bicentennial.

The Consumer Federation of America is releasing an analysis of car loan rates received by Hispanics and other borrowers from the general population.

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Here are a few Washington events of note for Friday, September 19.

President Bush is meeting with Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheik Nasser Al Mohammed Al Sabah.

Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Vilez is speaking on the Latin America Initiative.

Transportation Secretary Mary Peters is announcing a new national child safety seat campaign.

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Here are a few Washington events of note for Thursday, September 18.

The Senate Banking Committee is holding a hearing on recent bank failures and the regulatory responses.

The House Natural Resources Copmmittee is discussing a recent Interior Department inspector general's report on illicit, unethical behavior at the agency.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is speaking on U.S.-Russia relations.

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Here are a few Washington events of note for Wednesday, September 17.

President Bush is meeting with Panamanian President Martin Torrijos.

The Business Roundtable is speaking on American competitiveness, led by Chairman Harold McGraw III of McGraw-Hill Companies, Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg, Xerox CEO Anne Mulcahy, Accenture CEO William Green and others.

Housing Secretary Steve Preston is speaking on the housing market.

Former First Lady Nancy Reagan is presenting former Soviet dissident Natan Sharansky with the Ronald Reagan Freedom Award.

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Here are a few Washington events of note for Tuesday, September 16.

The House may vote on a Democratic energy bill that would open at least some of the waters 50 miles off the U.S. coasts to oil drilling.

The Labor Department is releasing the Consumer Price Index for August.

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is discussing the economy and the housing market.

Republican John McCain is campaigning today in Tampa and later with his running mate Sarah Palin in Vienna, Ohio. Democrat Barack Obama is in Golden, Colo., while his running mate, Joe Biden, is in Media, Pa.

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Here are a few Washington events of note for Monday, September 15.

Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings is discussing the state of the American education system and the future of the accountability movement in education at the Aspen Institute's National Education Summit.

The Center for Housing and Financial Markets, the Homer Hoyt Institute and the Institute for Real Estate at the University of Pennsylvania are discussing the next aspects of the subprime mortgage crisis.

The Alliance for Health Reform and the AARP Public Policy Institute are debating whether Medicaid can adequately cover low-income adults' medical needs.

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Here are a few Washington events of note for Friday, September 12.

The House may consider a Democratic energy bill that would increse the number of areas open to offshore drilling at various points along the U.S. coast.

The Family Research Council is staging its third annual Value Voter Summit.

The President's Council on Bioethics is discussing "ethical questions in medical care reform" and hearing presentations on "exercises of conscience in the practice of the health professions and futility in clinical judgments at the end of life."

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Here are a few Washington events of note for Thursday, September 11, the seventh anniversary of the terrorist attacks against the United States.

At the Pentagon, a park-like memorial is being dedicated to those killed there when a jet was crashed on 9/11 into the Defense Department, the first of the three sites where the attacks occurred to complete a lasting, public commemoration.

The National Archives is opening formerly secret grand jury testimony transcripts from the trial of convicted spies Ethel and Julius Rosenberg. The records consist of more than 900 pages of transcripts of grand jury proceedings from August 1950 through March 1951.

The Cato Institute, in the aftermath of a mistaken police raid on the home of the Berwyn Heights, Md. mayor this summer, is staging a debate on whether no-knock police raids should be rare or routine.

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Here are a few Washington events of note for Wednesday, September 10.

The House Homeland Security Committee is holding a hearing on "Mismanagement, Missteps, and Missed Benchmarks: Why the Virtual Fence Has Not Become a Reality."

Herman Wouk will be presented with the first Library of Congress Award for Lifetime Achievment in Writing of Fiction.

On the eve of the seventh anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff is talking about the U.S.'s strategy against terrorism.

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Here are a few Washington events of note for Tuesday, September 9.

President Bush is speaking at the National Defense University's Distinguished Lecture Program.

The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing to look at the Justice Department's preparation to protect voting rights in the upcoming election.

The MetLife Foundation is releasing a national survey on what it would take to lure more mid-life professionals considering a career change into teaching.