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- Medicare payment cuts blocked by Senate 2 Dec 2008 03:50 GMT
... Medicare reimbursements to physicians. Consideration of the bill had previously been blocked by Republican senators, ... stop a filibuster and overcome a possible veto. It has passed the House of Representatives ... and will now be sent to the White House. The scheduled 10.6 percent cut will be ...
- House passes bill to combat gender-related discrimination 2 Dec 2008 00:51 GMT
... in more lawsuits from trial lawyers and government intrusions into the private sector. The Bush administration has promised to veto the bill, saying it would invite surge of lawsuits against businesses and that changes ...
- 'Act quickly on energy' 2 Dec 2008 00:14 GMT
... another 80 percent by 2050. President George Bush has been criticized for failing to do ... energy will have a partner in the White House. Any company that's willing to invest in ... keep costs down for those affected. Huntsman vetoed the bill, but the reason lawmakers didn't ...
- Bush: 'I Was Unprepared for War' 1 Dec 2008 23:16 GMT
... Bush: 'I Was Unprepared for War' Posted By: ... words, I think people look at the White House and say, oh, man, what a miserable ... because the President doesn't have the line-item veto it's very difficult to be able to ...
- Obama stands firm on 'gay rights' support 1 Dec 2008 21:34 GMT
... at Change.gov boasts that a Barack Obama White House will bring "support for the LGBT Community" ... homosexual groups but opposed by the current Bush administration. The website quotes Obama as saying, ... although his administration indicated he would have vetoed it. -- expanding the hate crimes law ...
- Wash. Times failed to note Chambliss' filibuster flip-flop 1 Dec 2008 21:30 GMT
... up confirmation of the only nominee President Bush has made to the Eleventh Circuit Court which handles Federal ... responsibility to give "advice and consent" to presidential judicial nominees. It is what this president ... to ratify treaties or override a presidential veto. But when it comes to confirming the ...
- Members Offered Many Bills but Passed Few (Dec. 1, 12 A.M.) 1 Dec 2008 21:17 GMT
... and passed a farm bill over a presidential veto, all significant legislative accomplishments. The overall number ... by eliminating signing statements that allow the White House to interpret legislative intent. Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) ...
- US House to push $500 billion stimulus bill 1 Dec 2008 21:14 GMT
... a $61 billion stimulus in September but opposition from Senate Republicans backed by a Bush administration veto threat killed the bill in the Senate. Ms Pelosi's meeting with the governors came ...
- Obama and the governors are in this together 1 Dec 2008 20:50 GMT
... situation and urge Congress and the next administration to provide a recovery package that will ... but it died under threat of a Bush veto. It is almost a certainty that Obama ...
- House to push $500 billion stimulus bill 1 Dec 2008 20:30 GMT
... a $61 billion stimulus in September but opposition from Senate Republicans backed by a Bush administration veto threat killed the bill in the Senate. Pelosi's meeting with the governors came as ...
- UPDATE 1-US House to push $500 billion stimulus bill 1 Dec 2008 20:20 GMT
... a $61 billion stimulus in September but opposition from Senate Republicans backed by a Bush administration veto threat killed the bill in the Senate. Pelosi's meeting with the governors came as ...
- Ohio Legislature in slow lame-duck session 1 Dec 2008 18:32 GMT
... the big issues, such as an energy bill and a plan to create jobs with ... sufficient backing to override a likely Strickland veto. "This has been the most tame lame-duck session ... said he's tried to get the Strickland administration involved in the bill, but hasn't received ...
- The war Cabinet at a glance 1 Dec 2008 17:30 GMT
... Adviser and Director of the CIA under Bush 41. and is being counted as a Republican, Gates ... had the deputy post in the Clinton administration. Holder was involved in the last-minute pardon ... has also opposed punitive efforts against immigrants, vetoing a bill that would have ended in-state ...
- Tsongas: First year in D.C. productive 1 Dec 2008 16:51 GMT
... attempt by Democrats to override President George Bush's veto of an expansion to the State Children's ... Iraq and Afghanistan and require the Veterans Administration to report quarterly to Congress on the ...
- 2009 should be a busy year 1 Dec 2008 16:31 GMT
... logged even lower approval ratings than President Bush. The outgoing 110th Congress disappointed voters who ... was pushed through, it fell to Bush’s veto or a veto threat. Democrats’ ability this ... job-loss numbers emerged last week did the White House agree to the benefits extension — with ...
- Clinton must reveal all for wife's post at State 1 Dec 2008 16:31 GMT
... President-elect Barack Obama will hold a veto over former President Bill Clinton's US$400,000-a-pop speaking engagements under a detailed ... details of the agreement with Clinton, whose post-White House business and philanthropic dealings threaten to expose a ...
- Legislature faces worsening budget crisis 1 Dec 2008 15:51 GMT
... of a depleted state treasury. The first bill she plans to introduce, to reduce pollution ... his position on the proposal, which he vetoed in September on financial grounds. But the senator said ... possible by enlisting the help of the administration of President-elect Obama, who has made healthcare ...
- Dear colleagues, Members and friends of SAE, USA, 1 Dec 2008 14:54 GMT
... NATO in Bucharest where the Greek government vetoed the accession of F.Y.RO.M into NATO. - ... meeting; he is an advisor to President Bush and special delegate to Sudan. We took part in ... heard before the draft of the relevant bill. Initially, a Mixed Probing Committee should be ...
- FLASHBACK December 2,1998-2002 1 Dec 2008 14:53 GMT
... the most serious cost-cutting step the cash-strapped administration might implement to deal with the deepening ... Legislature's override of Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio's veto of a measure favoring NMI descent to run Managaha, has ... businessmen seeking concession rights who felt the legislation was unfair. December 2,1999 CDA cuts funding ...
- BRODER: Governors, Obama to begin critical dialogue on economy 1 Dec 2008 14:51 GMT
... situation and urge Congress and the next administration to provide a recovery package that will ... but it died under threat of a Bush veto. It is almost a certainty that Obama ...
- Senate adds renewable credits to bailout 1 Dec 2008 13:13 GMT
... by hedge fund managers. Senate leaders called it a “delicate compromise,” strengthened by the Bush administration’s decision to withdraw a veto threat. Given the lopsided vote and the White House support, political observers and analysts called it a breakthrough moment. But while the renewable ...
- Hillary's job in the White House costs Bill millions 1 Dec 2008 13:04 GMT
... Barack Obama will hold a veto over Bill Clinton's €315,000-a-time speaking engagements under ... of the agreement with Mr Clinton, whose post-White House business and philanthropic dealings threaten to expose ... the world after the administration of George Bush, while reassuring the US public that the ...
- New Legislature faces budget worries worsened by slow economy 1 Dec 2008 11:15 GMT
... of a depleted state treasury. The first bill she plans to introduce, to reduce pollution ... his position on the proposal, which he vetoed in September on financial grounds. But the senator said ... possible by enlisting the help of the administration of President-elect Obama, who has made healthcare ...
- BRODER: Obama already reaching out to hurting governors 1 Dec 2008 09:53 GMT
... situation and urge Congress and the next administration to provide a recovery package that will ... but it died under threat of a Bush veto. It is almost a certainty that Obama ...
- Welcome to Sacramento, and good luck 1 Dec 2008 08:13 GMT
... of a depleted state treasury. The first bill she plans to introduce, to reduce pollution ... his position on the proposal, which he vetoed in September on financial grounds. But the senator said ... possible by enlisting the help of the administration of President-elect Obama, who has made healthcare ...
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