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- White House leaves door open on housing rescue 9 May 2008 20:00 GMT
... way to an uncertain greeting in the Senate. The House approved a package of bills on Thursday that would let the Federal Housing Administration ... administration, which has threatened to veto the legislation, said taxpayers should not have to pay ...
- UPDATE 1-White House leaves door open on housing rescue 9 May 2008 20:00 GMT
... way to an uncertain greeting in the Senate. The House approved a package of bills on Thursday that would let the Federal Housing Administration ... administration, which has threatened to veto the legislation, said taxpayers should not have to pay ...
- Carbon Market Expo Roundtable Panelist Says the Real Work on Climate Legislation is Just Beginning 9 May 2008 19:51 GMT
... of the United States Congress enacting climate legislation in the coming years. Roundtable participants agreed ... at some point and that this year's Senate debate on the Lieberman-Warner Bill would be the ... market faced a tough uphill battle on Capitol Hill. "Many U.S. legislators -- especially moderate to ...
- Bush admin leaves door open on housing rescue plan 9 May 2008 19:35 GMT
... way to an uncertain greeting in the Senate. The House approved a package of bills on Thursday that would let the Federal Housing Administration ... administration, which has threatened to veto the legislation, said taxpayers should not have to pay ...
- Farm bill includes tax breaks for horse racing industry 9 May 2008 19:29 GMT
... (KRT) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) WASHINGTON _ Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., netted tax breaks ... Animal rights groups criticized the provision, saying Congress shouldn't help the industry after Kentucky Derby ... is a $286 billion piece of compromise legislation that includes record spending on fruits and ...
- Rights workers' lament: We're treated like enemies of state 9 May 2008 19:29 GMT
... preoccupied with the military's harassment," Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño says. Since the first wave ... him to address people's needs and craft legislation. Surviving in mainstream politics Organizing and mobilizing ... human rights violations," he explains. Leftist in Senate by 2010 He also says that the legal Left ...
- Bush Veto Could Plow Under Farm Bill 9 May 2008 19:28 GMT
... News, and for more reaction to the legislation, see "Leaders Skeptical of Farm Bill Reforms," ... to a long-distance debate between members of Congress who worked on the legislation and Bush ... Washington. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., both indicated Thursday ...
- House OKs bill to coin cheaper cents, but leaves melting ban in place 9 May 2008 19:26 GMT
... of old pennies. The House yesterday approved legislation mandating that the U.S. Mint switch to ... metals with which to produce nickels. The Senate must still approve the legislation -- and the Mint ... $1 billion over 10 years, according to Rep. Zack Space, one of the authors of ...
- Armstrong demands new war on cancer 9 May 2008 19:25 GMT
... winner and cancer survivor is calling on Congress to renew the nation's war on cancer. ... for cancer survivors. Armstrong appeared before a Senate panel with Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of former , ... he dropped out. Armstrong said he backs legislation sponsored by Sen. , R-Texas, to create ...
- After Hillary, Voting With Conscience and Pride 9 May 2008 19:23 GMT
... After Hillary, Voting With Conscience and Pride This general ... Hospitals when her husband won the US Senate seat was $121,000. Within weeks of his ... by making Obama a sponsor of 26 bills that became law. This gave Obama exactly what he ...
- Lance Armstrong urges Congress to renew war on cancer 9 May 2008 19:22 GMT
... Lance Armstrong urges Congress to renew war on cancer Cancer survivor ... winner Lance Armstrong, right, testifies at a Senate committee on fighting canceras Elizabeth Edwards, wife of ... Washington think tank. Armstrong said he backs legislation sponsored by Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and ...
- Legislators OK higher dropout age, minimum-wage hike 9 May 2008 18:51 GMT
... Legislators dropped the hammer on teens Thursday night, ... act just after midnight Thursday, both houses passed a bill to raise the minimum wage in two ... were working madly to clear up major bills as they moved toward closure of a ...
- End of the legislative session 9 May 2008 18:51 GMT
... immigration bill he sponsored during the session, Senate Bill 458, was gutted in committee before a bill ... achievement for Barnett was the passage of legislation mandating that real estate contracts include language ... a nationwide catastrophe. NUMBERSUSA. Keep calling your Congressmen today to co-author THE SAVE ACT! KEEP ...
- USW Women of Steel Crusade Against Toxic Trade Hosts Session to Demonstrate Testing Products for Lea 9 May 2008 18:50 GMT
... upon Congress to support the U.S. Food and Product Responsibility Act, introduced in the Senate by Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and in the House by Rep. Pete Visclosky, D-Ind. This legislation would safeguard Americans against toxic food and products by requiring companies producing the goods ...
- One hand clapping ... 9 May 2008 18:50 GMT
... past any threatened filibuster (not that the Senate Democratic Party leadership could ), corraling enough Senators ... to be an impossible task. Serious climate legislation had been in critical condition for some ... the bill too much? There are Senate Democrats who are holding out for special provisions ...
- Market Spotlight: Once-trendy ethanol struggles 9 May 2008 18:50 GMT
... as an almost Holy Grail solution,' said Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Pa., recently. 'But I believe ... from the food to fuel policy.' A House-Senate compromise farm bill -- finalized Thursday and facing ... the carbon cost of biofuels, and proposed legislation could drive a reassessment of corn ethanol,' ...
- Wednesday: 'A lot of questions' about DNR conference funding 9 May 2008 18:49 GMT
... Minnesota legislators want answers about how the state Department ... Paul. Two committees of the House and Senate have scheduled a joint hearing Friday, after ... if floor votes are scheduled on pending bills. Rep. Jean Wagenius, DFL-Minneapolis, chairwoman of the House ...
- Employers Eye Possible Change on 'Smoothing' in Pension Law 9 May 2008 18:49 GMT
... A 1,099-page piece of legislation contains about 1,099 details. Changing one of ... according to business advocates. The House and Senate are trying to settle on a final bill that ... Business groups have been working hard on Capitol Hill to get the smoothing fix done now ...
- Wall Street watches Washington for signals on whether to continue investing in ethanol 9 May 2008 18:49 GMT
... as an almost Holy Grail solution," said Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Pa., recently. "But I believe ... from the food to fuel policy." A House-Senate compromise farm bill — finalized Thursday and facing ... the carbon cost of biofuels, and proposed legislation could drive a reassessment of corn ethanol," ...
- US removes `terrorist` tag from Mandela 9 May 2008 18:48 GMT
... 1994, the US House of Representatives has passed a bill to remove his name from its lists ... for special waivers to gain entry.` Berman`s legislation effectively removes the `terrorist` label from the ... to receive unanimous approval from the US Senate as well. Once President George Bush signs ...
- House Passes PRO-IP Act 9 May 2008 18:46 GMT
... for. “We applaud the members of the House of Representatives for passing the PRO-IP Act, H.R. 4279," ... our nation's economic outlook. I hope the Senate will move quickly to pass similar legislation.” A Senate version of an enforcement-toughening bill, ...
- House passes bill to make coins cheaper 9 May 2008 18:40 GMT
... The unanimous vote advances the legislation to the Senate, but its prospects are muddled by objections from the ... according to statistics from the Mint and Rep. Zack Space, D-Ohio, one of the measure's ...
- Tit for tat, John Kerry, tit for tat! 9 May 2008 18:39 GMT
... Frank stood on the floor of the Senate and said, "We know who the chicken hawks ... wanted to come within a mile of legislation Russ Feingold and I introduced to set ... troops home from Iraq. Only eleven brave Democrats stood with us and voted for an ...
- Will the capital city be able to gamble ... 9 May 2008 18:39 GMT
... State Fair faces significant obstacles, even if legislation sponsored by Poe is passed. Attracting horses, ... still have to be approved by the Senate and signed by Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Doug Finke can be reached ... is out in left field again We're the Capitol. Why don't we have a casino? A ...
- Tallying Mental Illness' Costs 9 May 2008 18:39 GMT
... the lead of many states, the U.S. House of Representatives in March passed legislation that would require equal health insurance coverage ... and costly conditions down the road." The Senate passed a narrower version of the bill ...
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