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House passes health-care bill
Washington :: DC :: USA | 22 days ago
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After months of acrimonious partisanship, Democrats closed ranks on a 220-215 vote that included 39 defections, mostly from the party's conservative ranks. But the bill attracted a surprise Republican convert: Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao of Louisiana, who represents...
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House passes regional air safety changes
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility The House passed legislation Wednesday designed to boost the safety of the country's regional air-carrier system, a response to a February crash that killed 50 people near Buffalo, N.Y. The bill, which passed the House 409-11, pushes the Federal Aviation...
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Bill Would Change Student Loans
Washington :: DC :: USA | 2 months ago
Credibility But Democrats and the Obama administration say the government could save an estimated $80 billion by ending a subsidy system that they contend benefits banks rather than students. Democrats, in the majority, predicted easy passage on a largely party-line...
Tags: The House, House of Representatives, house passed, students loans, Washington
Budget facing Rendell vetoes
Harrisburg :: PA :: USA | 3 months ago
Credibility And now it's time for Gov. Ed Rendell to take out his dreaded "blue pencil" and veto hundreds of line items in a newly approved state budget. When he's finished with the cuts -- sometime today -- "less than half" of the $27.3 billion contained in Senate...
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House Passes Food-Safety Bill
Washington :: DC :: USA | 4 months ago
Credibility The House passed legislation to give the Food and Drug Administration more authority and resources to prevent food-borne illnesses after a string of outbreaks involving peanuts, spinach, hot peppers and other foods. The 283-142 vote came after lawmakers...
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US House clears $106b war funding, Senate next
Washington :: DC :: USA | 5 months ago
Credibility WASHINGTON: The House of Representatives on Tuesday narrowly backed a $106 billion bill to pay for the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and extend billions in new credit to the International Monetary Fund. The legislation also includes extras like vouchers...
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House passes war-funding bill, despite reservations
Kabul :: Afghanistan | 5 months ago
Credibility A divided House of Representatives Tuesday approved by 226 to 202 a $105.9 billion emergency spending bill to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and help curb flu outbreaks...Many Democrats wanted President Barack Obama to provide a clearer strategy...
Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Iraq, billion war, war funding, president barack, house passed, billion measure, approved war
House approves 'cash for clunkers' bill
Washington :: DC :: USA | 5 months ago
Credibility The House has approved the "cash for clunkers" bill to boost lagging auto sales. The bill would allow consumers to turn in their gas-guzzling cars and trucks for a $4,500 voucher for more fuel-efficient vehicles. President Obama has encouraged Congress...
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Japan anti-piracy bill passes lower house
Tōkyō :: Japan | 7 months ago
Credibility Japan's lower house passed an anti-piracy bill Thursday that will allow the country's two destroyers off Somalia wider scope to use force and protect foreign-flagged ships. Japan last month joined the United States, China and other countries in the maritime...
Tags: Democratic Party of Japan, Asahi Shimbun, democratic parties, house passed, Lower House, Barack Obama, North Korea, Somalia, Liberal Democratic Party-New Komeito
House passes Seminole gambling plan
Tallahassee :: FL :: USA | 7 months ago
Credibility The House passed its two-bill gambling package by solid margins, with a coalition of conservatives voting "no."...It would require the Seminoles to shut down blackjack games at their resort casinos, but give the tribe the exclusive statewide rights (outside...
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