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Now's the time to fix the Senate
Seattle :: WA :: USA | over 2 years ago
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That's the first minute of the first hour of the first day of the new congressional session. And that is when the Senate can change its rules by a simple majority, 51 votes, rather the 67 needed otherwise. A large group of Democratic senators,
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New Hampshire Braces to Battle Theft of Gay Marriage in 2011
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | over 2 years ago
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New Hampshire Braces for Attempted Theft of Gay Marriage in 2011 A conservative effort to repeal New Hampshire's marriage equality law seems like a sure thing, with four separate Legislative Service Requests (precursors to bills) filed already in the
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Filibuster is needed to protect minority rights
Seattle :: WA :: USA | over 2 years ago
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Liberal Democrats fiercely defended the filibuster against Republican assault during the Bush administration. But after losing their filibuster-proof Senate majority last January with the election of Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., these same liberal
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Cure for Senate dysfunction in sight
Seattle :: WA :: USA | over 2 years ago
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That's the first minute of the first hour of the first day of the new congressional session. And that is when the Senate can change its rules by simple majority, 51 votes, rather the 67 needed otherwise. A large group of Democratic senators,
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Udall and Merkley launch campaign to save rule-bound Senate
Birmingham :: AL :: USA | over 2 years ago
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That was Time's memorable sobriquet for Larry Summers, Bob Rubin and Alan Greenspan, who, in 1999, had been fighting to dodge, contain or end a series of financial crises across the globe that were threatening the American economy...The worst threats,
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Eyman says he'll renew initiative for tax votes
Seattle :: WA :: USA | over 2 years ago
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Initiative activist Tim Eyman says he'll introduce another initiative in 2012 requiring a two-thirds supermajority for the Legislature to raise taxes. Eyman's Initiative 1053 was overwhelming approved by voters in November. It requires the
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Jim Bull: Broken Congress
Frisco :: CO :: USA | over 2 years ago
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For all you better than we strict constructionists and smug liberal purists out there, answer this: Where in the Constitution of the United States does it say that the business of the country must be determined by a supermajority a 60 percent vote?
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Arbitration hearing to determine votes needed could affect Jackson lab project
Naples :: ME :: USA | over 2 years ago
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A overview of Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine on July 15, 2010. Jackson Lab is looking to expand with a facility in Collier County. Greg Kahn/Staff Rendering of proposed Jackson Lab biomedical cluster village If you go An arbitration hearing
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Progressives show unity as board approves mayoral succession process
San Fernando :: CA :: USA | over 2 years ago
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Carmen Chu, Michela Alioto-Pier, Bevan Dufty, and Sophie Maxwell) in trying to dilute the voting power of the six progressives on the board (Sups. David Chiu, Chis Daly, David Campos, Eric Mar, Ross Mirkarimi, and John Avalos) and ensure they can't
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Minority or majority need? Collier Commission to address Jackson Lab rezoning issue
Naples :: FL :: USA | over 2 years ago
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Legal opinions are becoming plentiful whether a proposed move of commercial zoning in Ave Maria for Jackson Laboratory would require approval by four Collier County Commissioners or if three votes is enough. Collier, a zoning overlay for nearly 200,
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