 August 6 - Veto of Defense Bill Ups the Political Ante |
| August 6 - Dukakis Has to Watch Two Fronts on Defense |
| August 6 - White House, Democrats Near Contra-Aid Deal |
| August 6 - A Hitch Remains in the Senate: Administration, House Agree On Kuwait Arms Compromise |
| August 6 - Election-Year Pressure on South Africa: In Partisan Drama, Sanctions Bill Waits in Wings |
| August 6 - Sanctions Directed at Foreign Oil Giants Set off International, Regional Conflicts |
| August 6 - Biaggi Resigns From House After Convictions |
| August 6 - Party Sees Democrats as Vague, Skimpy: In Drafting Its Platform for '88, GOP to Keep Right, Stay Long |
| August 6 - Thorny Georgia Credentials Dispute Looms |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Alabama |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Alaska |
| August 6 - Republicans in New Orleans: Saving Their Best for Last |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Arizona |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Arkansas |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: California |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Colorado |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Connecticut |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Delaware |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Florida |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Georgia |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Hawaii |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Idaho |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Illinois |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Indiana |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Iowa |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Kansas |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Kentucky |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Louisiana |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Maine |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Maryland |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Massachusetts |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Michigan |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Minnesota |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Mississippi |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Missouri |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Montana |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Nebraska |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Nevada |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: New Hampshire |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: New Jersey |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: New Mexico |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: New York |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: North Carolina |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: North Dakota |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Ohio |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Oklahoma |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Oregon |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Pennsylvania |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Rhode Island |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: South Carolina |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: South Dakota |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Tennessee |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Texas |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Utah |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Vermont |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Virginia |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Washington |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Other Delegations |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: West Virginia |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Wisconsin |
| August 6 - Republican Convention Delegations: Wyoming |
| August 6 - Preparing for the Presidency for a Lifetime: Loyal Lieutenant Bush Seeks Job at the Top |
| August 6 - Conservatives Angry, Hint at Walkout: Keynoter Kean Appeals to GOP Moderates |
| August 6 - Managing the New Orleans Convention: Stability, Loyalty Mark Leaders of GOP Show |
| August 6 - State Delegations' Hotel Assignments (chart) |
| August 6 - A Real Race in Missouri 7th: Bacon-Hancock |
| August 6 - Oklahoma Primary Preview |
| August 6 - Missouri Primary Results (chart) |
| August 6 - Dunn Wins Michigan Primary; |
| August 6 - Primary Results from Kansas: |
| August 6 - Tanner, Duncan, Anderson Win |
| August 6 - Clinical Laboratories Face Stiffer Regulation |
| August 6 - Employer Benefits, Expanded Medicaid: Commission Urges New Steps To Combat Infant Mortality |
| August 6 - President Ignores Commission Recommendation: Reagan Plan Dooms AIDS Anti-Bias Legislation |
| August 6 - Health Notes: Community Health Centers |
| August 6 - Health Notes: Protections for Mentally Ill |
| August 6 - Health Notes: Senate OKs Bill to Underwrite Devices, Services for Disabled |
| August 6 - Conferees Agree on $3.9 Billion Drought Bill |
| August 6 - Drought Promises Budget Windfall Now And Higher Spending in Years to Come |
| August 6 - Political Impasse Threatens Future of FERC |
| August 6 - Reagan Expected to Sign Compromise: Congress Clears Nuclear-Insurance Measure |
| August 6 - Energy/Enviroment Notes: Waste-Reduction Bill |
| August 6 - Energy/Environment Notes: House Panel Approves Sewage-Dumping Ban |
| August 6 - Energy/Environment Notes: Land Exchanges |
| August 6 - Energy/Environment Notes: Lead in Drinking Water |
| August 6 - Energy/Environment Notes: Merchant Marine Markups |
| August 6 - House Agrees to Reauthorize Homeless Aid |
| August 6 - House Committee to Try Again: Markup of Child-Care Bill Slows as Disputes Develop |
| August 6 - ABC Bill Sets Off New Church-State Debate |
| August 6 - Welfare Conferees Narrow Their Differences |
| August 6 - Backed by Reagan, Senate OKs Fair-Housing Law |
| August 6 - Stage Set for Senate Trial: By Wide Margin, House Impeaches Hastings |
| August 6 - House Passes 'Technical-Corrections' Tax Bill |
| August 6 - Economic Affairs Notes: Canada Trade Bill Moves Ahead, Panel Backs Insider-Trading Bill |
| August 6 - Continuity With Baker Era Expected: Nicholas Brady Named to Top Treasury Post |
| August 6 - Formal Apology Included: Congress Clears Reparations For World War II Internees |
| August 6 - House Passes Computer-Matching Bill |
| August 6 - 'Dire' Spending Bill Stalled by Contra-Aid Fight |
| August 6 - $59.4 Billion Plan Approved: Conferees Save Space Station, Cut Housing, EPA, VA, FEMA |
| August 6 - House Seeks to Boost LIHEAP Funding |
| August 6 - Refunds OK'd for Owners of Unsafe Vehicles |
| August 6 - Worming a Retraction Out of CPSC |
| August 6 - Senate Clears Trade Bill by Lopsided Vote |
| August 6 - Reagan Bows to Politics on Plant-Closing Bill |
| August 6 - Provisions of the Omnibus Trade Bill |
| August 6 - Message to Congress: Reagan Vetoes Fiscal 1989 Defense Authorization Bill |
| August 6 - Text of the News Conference: Reagan Pressed on Meaning of Defense Bill Veto |
| August 6 - Text of Reagan's Statement: Plant-Closing Bill Enacted Without President's Signature |
| August 6 - Science/Technology Notes: Patent-Law Exemption Endorsed For Gene-Altered Farm Animals |
| August 6 - Congress in Brief The Week's Highlights |
| August 6 - Congress in Brief: What's Ahead |
| August 6 - Senate Clears Bill to Boost Transition Funds |
| August 6 - Senate Passes Bill to Protect 'Whistleblowers' |
| August 6 - Treasury-Postal Conference Stalls |
| August 6 - Del. Sunia Pleads Guilty to Fraud |
| August 6 - House Judiciary Approves Satellite-TV Fees |
| August 6 - House Passes Record-Rental Bill |
| August 6 - No Iran-Contra Trial Before Elections |
| August 6 - Senate OKs NIH Bill, Adds Deafness Institute |
| August 6 - Court Rejects GOP Challenge to Bentsen |
| August 6 - Panel OKs Bill Restricting Campaign Funds |
| August 6 - Panel OKs Five Primaries, Uniform Poll Closing |
| August 6 - Panel to Recommend Confirmation of Thornburgh |
| August 13 - Post-Reagan GOP: Faded Glory or a Fresh Start? |
| August 13 - The 1988 Republican National Convention |
| August 13 - Bush, Unlike Nixon, Enlists His Boss: Before Reagan Rides Off, One More Role |
| August 13 - Debate on Social Issues Passionate, Exhaustive: Bush, Conservatives Strike Platform Alliance |
| August 13 - Georgia Credentials Dispute Settled |
| August 13 - Bush Urges Platform Writers: Be Specific |
| August 13 - 'Great Listener' Must Speak His Piece: The Book on Candidate Bush: Never Awesome, Ever Resilient |
| August 13 - '88 GOP Primary Vote: Super Tuesday Knockout (chart) |
| August 13 - 1988 Republican Primary Results (chart) |
| August 13 - 1988 Republican First-Round Caucus Results (chart) |
| August 13 - The Vice Presidential Choice: Intense Scrutiny on No. 2 Pick Carries Benefits, Risks for Bush |
| August 13 - Vice Presidents: Rarely Ballot-Box Successes (chart) |
| August 13 - Sponsorship Unsettled: In Fall Presidential Debates, Many Questions to Answer |
| August 13 - In Debating, Little Things Can Mean a Lot (chart) |
| August 13 - 1972 and 1976 Presidential Elections (chart) |
| August 13 - 1980 and 1984 Presidential Elections (chart) |
| August 13 - House's 1980 'Reagan Robots' Face Crossroads |
| August 13 - The Education of Minnesota's Vin Weber |
| August 13 - GOP Class of 1980 (chart) |
| August 13 - Georgia Primary Results: |
| August 13 - Illinois' Costello Barely Wins, Takes Price's 21st District Seat |
| August 13 - Biaggi Ballot Status Uncertain; McNulty Running in N.Y. 23rd |
| August 13 - Colorado Primary Results: |
| August 13 - 'Refinements' Likely: Hill Democrats, Dukakis Aide Consult on Campaign's Stands |
| August 13 - Dukakis' Endorsement of Space Station Sought |
| August 13 - SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY NOTES: NASA Authorization |
| August 13 - House Passes Critical-Minerals Bill |
| August 13 - Senate Votes to Revamp Nuclear Commission |
| August 13 - Decision Up to EPA: Congress Fails to Take Action On Aug. 31 Clean-Air Deadline |
| August 13 - Senate Moves to Keep Oceans Clean |
| August 13 - ENVIRONMENTAL NOTES: African Elephant Conservation |
| August 13 - ENVIRONMENTAL NOTES: Turtle Excluder Devices |
| August 13 - House, Senate Agree on Hunger Bill |
| August 13 - Price Rises as Congress Clears Drought Bill |
| August 13 - Health Notes: Bills to Regulate Clinical Labs Advance in Both Chambers |
| August 13 - Canada Trade Pact Gets Strong Support in House |
| August 13 - Government Operations Notes: Bill to Curb Deceptive Mail Wins Easy Approval in House |
| August 13 - Government Operations Notes: Federal Pay Study |
| August 13 - Government Operations Notes: Government Ethics |
| August 13 - Government Operations Notes: Real-Estate Appraisals |
| August 13 - House Panel Approves Insider-Trading Bill |
| August 13 - OK'd by Committees in Both Chambers: ABC Child-Care Legislation Now Ready for Floor Action |
| August 13 - Transportation/Commerce Notes: ATV Refunds |
| August 13 - Transportation/Commerce Notes: Aviation 'Whistleblowers' |
| August 13 - Transportation/Commerce Notes: Drug Testing of Rail Workers Backed by House Committee |
| August 13 - Aid for Women-Owned Firms OK'd |
| August 13 - SBA Bill Talks to Resume Next Month: Conferees Seek Competition For Minority-Firm Contracts |
| August 13 - Bill to Curb Student-Loan Defaults Advances |
| August 13 - Hispanic Named to Top Education Job |
| August 13 - Contra Aid: Democratic Muscle, Partisan Fallout |
| August 13 - The Contra Package: What's in It |
| August 13 - Negotiations at a Decisive Point: Accord Near on Welfare Bill, But White House May Resist |
| August 13 - Congress Clears Fair-Housing Bill |
| August 13 - Senate to Postpone Hastings Impeachment Trial |
| August 13 - Floor Debate Set for September: Drug-Bill Battle Previewed in Fight Over Rule |
| August 13 - Thornburgh Confirmed to Replace Meese |
| August 13 - Senate Sets Stage to Renew Defense Debate |
| August 13 - On Burden-Sharing, a Softening of the Blow |
| August 13 - Senate Resistance Strong: Sanctions Against South Africa Passed by Partisan House Vote |
| August 13 - Congress Clears 'Dire' Fiscal 1988 Spending Bill |
| August 13 - Accord Reached on Treasury-Postal Funding: Conferees OK Pay Raise, but Not for Congress |
| August 13 - Conferees Agree on Interior Spending Bill |
| August 13 - Agreement Reached on All Other Points: Labor-HHS Conference Ends; Abortion Issue Still Unsettled |
| August 13 - Congress in Brief: The Week's Highlights |
| August 13 - Congress in Brief: What's Ahead |
| August 13 - Generic Animal Drugs, International Health Corps |
| August 13 - House Committee OKs Portable-Pension Plan |
| August 13 - House Refuses to Fund O'Neill Library |
| August 13 - Senate Seeks to Bolster Its Subpoena Power |
| August 13 - Congress Clears Fishing-Safety Bill |
| August 13 - Hate-Crimes Bill Advances in Senate |
| August 13 - House Passes Bill Restricting Campaign Funds |
| August 13 - House Passes Maritime Reauthorization |
| August 13 - House Passes Refugee-Help Measure |
| August 13 - Senate Panel OKs Bill to Punish Contract Fraud |
| August 20 - Bush Takes Command, but Quayle Draws Fire |
| August 20 - The Search for Electoral Votes: Election 1988: A Battle for the Megastates |
| August 20 - From Ike to Reagan: |
| August 20 - The Megastates: Battlegrounds in Close Elections (chart) |
| August 20 - Bush Forces Deflect Challenges: GOP Platform: Amplifying the Themes of 1984 |
| August 20 - New Scrutiny of a Charmed Career: Quayle Faces the Challenge of His Young Life |
| August 20 - Quayle's Politics Blend Indiana's Old and New |
| August 20 - GOP Candidates Hoping for a Boost: Bush's Selection of Quayle Scrambles Races in Indiana |
| August 20 - Quayle's Impact Nationally Is Hard to Assess |
| August 20 - A Reagan Loyalist: |
| August 20 - A New Orleans Diary: Convention Inspired by Bush, but Doubts Linger |
| August 20 - Senate Race Touches Off Scramble in Florida |
| August 20 - Florida House Candidates (chart) |
| August 20 - Democrat Vinich Gets Wyoming State Nod (chart) |
| August 20 - New Member Profile: Jerry F. Costello, D-Ill. 21st District |
| August 20 - Dukakis Comes Out for Manned Space Station |
| August 20 - Meese's Parting Shot Strikes Sensitive Nerve: Independent Ethics Probe Needed for Capitol Hill Cases? |
| August 20 - Intelligence Bill Endorses New Spy Satellites |
| August 20 - Action on One Envoy Frees Up Several Others |
| August 20 - Senate Loosens Federal Strings on HMOs |
| August 20 - Major Provisions of Fair-Housing Legislation |
| August 20 - Major Provisions of Emergency Drought-Aid Bill |
| August 20 - GOP Nominee for November: Bush Takes the Lead and Defines His Mission |
| August 20 - Accepts No. 2 Spot on Ticket: Quayle: Eager to Promote Freedom, Family and Future |
| August 20 - Text of the News Conference: GOP Ticket Meets Press: Is Quayle Qualified? |
| August 20 - A Reprise and Exhortation: Reagan Passes Baton to Bush, Praises Republican Principles |
| August 20 - First Lady Addresses Convention |
| August 20 - Text of Keynote Speech: Gov. Kean Denounces Democrats, Hails Bush |
| August 20 - Text of the GOP Document: Republican Party Issues Detailed, Long Platform |
| August 27 - Quayle Weathers Storm; Clouds Still Hover |
| August 27 - Running Mates From Nixon to Quayle Often Get Caught in Media Tempest |
| August 27 - Vietnam-Era Veterans Serving in Congress (chart) |
| August 27 - Opponents Accuse Kohl of 'Buying' Senate Seat: Candidates Pour Cash Into Wisconsin Races |
| August 27 - Nevada 1st: 'Rambo' vs. School Chief |
| August 27 - Vermont Primary Outlook: Jeffords' Senate Bid Contested From the Right |
| August 27 - Incumbents Face No Real Threats: Few Primary Contests in Utah, Massachusetts |
| August 27 - Oklahoma, Alaska, Tennessee |
| August 27 - OMB Issues Warning for Fiscal '89: |
| August 27 - Sen. Melcher to Seek Revised Price Index: Study Spurs New Look at COLAs for Elderly |
| August 27 - Social Security: Alternative COLAs (chart) |
| August 27 - ACLU: From Courtroom to Committee Room |
| August 27 - Cautious Lawmakers Fret Over Biotech Issues |
| August 27 - Move by Hanoi Upsets Efforts to Improve Ties |
| August 27 - Members Hit China for Denying Visa to Rose |
| August 27 - Reagan Signs Second of 13 Appropriations Bills (chart) |
| August 27 - May 1988 Lobby Registrations: Corporations and Businesses |
| August 27 - Taxes Again Top May List: Lobbyists Anticipate Action To Clean Up Air in Buildings |
| August 27 - May 1988 Lobby Registrations: Foreign Governments |
| August 27 - May 1988 Lobby Registrations: Interest Groups |
| August 27 - May 1988 Lobby Registrations: Labor Organizations |
| August 27 - May 1988 Lobby Registrations: State, Local and Other Governments |
| August 27 - May 1988 Lobby Registrations: Trade Associations |
| August 27 - May 1988 Lobby Registrations: Miscellaneous |
| August 27 - PUBLIC LAWS: (Previous Public Laws, Weekly Report p. 2068) |
