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Pelosi addressed the chamber for two minutes after Republican Leader John Boehner (Ohio) spent over an hour in the chamber in a filibuster-like speech designed to delay the vote. Democrats had objected to Boehner's lengthy speech but House tradition...
Tags: John Boehner, House of Representatives, House Passes Milestone Energy, Nancy Pelosi, house floor, Barack Obama, climate change, minority leaders, leaders john
Green Party leader John Gormley called last night for Fine Gael and Labour to enter "dialogue" with the Government and strongly hinted that his party favoured a National Government to tackle the "perilous" state of the public finances. "I ask them to...
Tags: John Gormley, green parties, Environment on Green Party, Mr Gormley, Ireland, Political Staff Green Party, leaders john, parties leaders
He said America needs to heal the divides that have held the country back. He urged defeated Republicans to support him through the challenging times ahead. "To those Americans whose support I have yet to earn, I may not have won your vote but I hear...
Tags: obama, Helen Clark, New Zealand, Barack Obama, Mr Obama, John Key, United States, leaders john, minister helen, leaders debate
Morgan Saxton, aged 31, was reported missing by his family last night when he did not return from a solo flight in a Robinson R22 helicopter. In February Mr Saxton and his father agreed to pay $240,000 compensation to Maori owners of pounamu they stole...
Tags: Helen Clark, New Zealand Herald, Research New Zealand, prime minister, Kea New Zealand, John Key, minister helen, Labour-Greens-Progressives, leaders john, U.S
Greens co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons ambushed National leader John Key during a walkabout on the Kapiti Coast today and confronted him over climate change policy. As Mr Key strode through a local shopping mall Ms Fitzsimons confronted him and said she...
Tags: shopping mall, National and Labour, Mr Key, climate change, John Key, national leaders, leaders john
He says the party is concerned that Labour's job allowance package is too focussed on single people, rather than families. Mr Key also believes that Labour has stolen his ideas on the policy. He claims Labour's release of its plan before National made...
Tags: Labour Party, Helen Clark, prime minister, Ms Clark, NZPA, John Key, National Party, campaign trail, national leaders, leaders john
The Maori option is the process by which Maori get the increase or decrease to the number of Maori seats through an option to enrol on the Maori roll or General roll. Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia has said entrenchment of the Maori seats would be...
Tags: Maori Party, Helen Clark, maori seats, John Key, labour leaders, leaders helen, national leaders, leaders john, National, maori parties
Mr Key made the comments on TV One's Agenda programme yesterday when he was pushed to say what portfolio he would want. "It's no great secret, my interest would be to consider taking the tourism portfolio," Mr Keysaid. "That's my thought process at this...
Tags: john keys, National, Helen Clark, John Key, national leaders, leaders john, Labour, New Zealand, PM XI, assistance plans
ational would put 300 extra cops into frontline roles in South Auckland, party leader John Key announced today. In a statement, Mr Key said National believed the blue line was stretched far too thin, so would give a "priority boost" to Counties-Manukau...
Tags: South Auckland, National Party, leaders john, John Key, Newstalk ZB, waikato expressway, policing plan, national leaders, Hamilton
0 Jane Clifton, political columnist for the Listener, tells Newstalk ZB host Paul Holmes that Prime Minister Helen Clark had a sour grapes attitude to her debate with Nationals John Key. Listen Soper explains Springbok tour question 15/10/2008 11:20:00...
Tags: National and Labour, National Party, Asian National, Labour Chinese, National's Facebook, New Zealand First, John Key, leaders john, New Zealand Herald, Radio New Zealand