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Fla. (AP) — Former Florida Senate President Jim King, who sometimes fought Gov. Jeb Bush and his own Republican Party over the Terri Schiavo right-to-die battle in 2005, died Sunday...King died after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer, said former...
Tags: Sen. Jim King, Florida Senate, senator presidency, pancreatic cancer, king died, Jeb Bush, Republican Party, florida senator, presidency jim, brief battle
Philippines-Far from being discouraged, Senator Manuel Villar's ouster from the Senate presidency will spur him even more to pursue the presidency, according to Villar ally Gilbert Remulla. According to Remulla, the coup that ousted Villar and ensconced...
Tags: Panfilo Lacson, Senator Manuel Villar Jr., Senate, Mar Roxas, Roxas II, senator presidency
The Illinois Senate's Republican leader credits his overall good health for his quick return to the Capitol after a stroke last month. Frank Watson of Greenville is still undergoing several hours of therapy daily but is regaining use of his right side...
Tags: blagojevich, Illinois Senate Democrats, Sen. John Cullerton, Chicagoan John Cullerton, Senate Republicans, obama, senator presidency, illinois senator, Rod Blagojevich, Chicago-area
The new Senate majority is worse than halo-halo (a traditional Philippine dessert made of shaved ice) because it is composed of lawmakers with different persuasions and personalities, Senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr. said on Tuesday. The mix, Pimentel...
Tags: Senate, Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile, Joseph Estrada, Sen. Jose Estrada, senator presidency, presidency juan, senator coup, Sen. Panfilo Lacson, presidency joseph, Manny Villar
Following the resignation of Senator Manuel Villar as Senate president, independent Senator Francis Pangilinan also relinquished his post as the Senate Majority Leader on Monday afternoon. At the same time, Pangilinan congratulated the newly-installed...
Tags: Senate, Owen Vincent Bolante, House, senator presidency, Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile, fertilizer fund, undersecretary jocelyn, agriculture undersecretary, Jocelyn, Jesus Dureza
Sept. 30 (PNA) -– In the wake of the controversy on “congressional insertions”, the Senate on Monday agreed to announce to the public the amendments of senators in the 2008 national budget. This, after administration senator Manuel Roxas II pushed for...
Tags: Senate, double entry, Manuel Villar Jr., presidency manuel, senator presidency, Sen. Panfilo Lacson, extension project, national budget, ethics complaint, road extension
there are experts in the Constitution and parliamentary procedure, experts in controversial and sensational issues, experts in advocacies, the "silent majority," and finally, experts in the national budget. Budget watchers say there are too many legislators...
Tags: Manuel Villar Jr., Senate, presidency manuel, senator presidency, Cesar Tomambo