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WDHN Dothan - Tue Nov 24, 2:33 pm ETFor Whom Do You Plan To Vote For In The 2010 Governor's Race? Not only does the Census help portion the House of Representatives and state legislative districts. The census allows the government to correctly distribute more than 300 billion dollars annually in federal funding.
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State Senator Abel Maldonado Named Lieutenant Governor
KVEC 920 San Luis Obispo - Tue Nov 24, 1:32 pm ETSacramento -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger says he will name Santa Maria State Senator Abel Maldonado to be California's next lieutenant governor, replacing John Garamendi, who won an East San Francisco Bay Area seat in the House of Representatives, earlier this month.
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Sizing up the Kennedy dynasty’s next generation
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Tue Nov 24, 4:24 am ETNOV. 7, 2009 -- Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi embraces Rep. Patrick Kennedy's hand during a press conference after a vote on health care on Capitol Hill. The House of Representatives passed the bill after a late-night vote.
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SGA continues to tweak House of Student Representatives
The Prospector - Tue Nov 24, 12:31 pm ETDebate continues in the Student Government Association on the creation of a House of Student Representatives which would give more students the opportunity to have their voices heard in the decision-making process at UTEP. "I hear debates that go on and the way I've seen debates, each group will have representatives on different issues similar to the House of Representatives in the U.
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Donnelly defends health care reform vote
South Bend Tribune - Tue Nov 24, 7:15 am ETSOUTH BEND -- Rep. Joe Donnelly on Monday defended his vote in favor of passage of the Affordable Health Care for America Act, the House of Representatives' version of health care reform.
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Local state reps joining House workers in furlough
Sentinel & Enterprise - Tue Nov 24, 6:56 am ETThe state House of Representatives is ordering employees to take a five-day furlough before the end of the fiscal year, and at least two area lawmakers said they are joining them Friday.
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Column: Rev. Jackson's historic runs stand with us, even today
USA Today - Tue Nov 24, 12:15 am ETRev. Jackson's historic runs stand with us, even today By DeWayne Wickham In a little noticed, long overdue act of acknowledgement, 12 members of the Congressional Black Caucus stood before a nearly empty chamber of the House of Representatives last...
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Arbitron Welcomes Opportunity to Showcase Benefits Of Electronic Media Ratings to House Oversight Committee
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Tue Nov 24, 3:50 pm ETArbitron Inc. , has been invited to testify on December 2, 2009 by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform regarding its electronic media measurement service.
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Academic Endorses Bills in Washington
Daily Nexus - Tue Nov 24, 11:01 am ETUCSB professor Manuel Casas spoke before the United States Congress earlier this month on behalf of immigrant children.
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2010 Census testing job applicants in Peoria area
Peoria Journal Star - Tue Nov 24, 9:49 am ETThe U.S. Census Bureau has started testing job applicants in the Peoria area. The Census is conducted once every decade and counts the U.S. population. It determines the number of seats states have in the House of Representatives and affects the apportionment of political districts. It also affects the distribution of funding for schools, roads and neighborhood improvements.
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Making census count
Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune - Tue Nov 24, 9:00 am ETOhio residents are being asked, even begged, to stand up and be counted. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ohio is the only state that may lose two seats in the House of Representatives because of declining population. "We are the only state in the Union facing that dilemma," said Monica Ann Hines, of the census bureau. "We need to make sure everyone is counted." To help ensure that, a ...
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Slater takes fathers Assembly seat
The Providence Journal - Mon Nov 23, 10:32 pm ETPROVIDENCE - Scott A. Slater officially assumed the seat of his late father, Thomas C. Slater, a longtime state representative, taking the oath of office before his elected peers, friends and family in the state House of Representatives chamber on Monday afternoon.
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Morris announces candidacy for Kansas House
Salina Journal - Tue Nov 24, 6:10 am ETGerrett Morris, of Salina, announced Saturday his intention to seek election to represent the 69th District in the Kansas House of Representatives. The seat currently is held by Deena Horst, a Republican.
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Local state reps volunteer for pay cuts
The Salem News - Tue Nov 24, 6:06 am ETState representatives from the North Shore are voluntarily giving up a week's pay in a show of support for employees of the House of Representatives who are facing mandatory furlough days. "I think it's appropriate for us to share the burden," Rep. John Keenan of Salem said.
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Crist ramping up pitch for US Senate seat
7 News Miami - Mon Nov 23, 10:13 pm ETFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- Republican Gov. Charlie Crist made his pitch for a U.S. Senate seat by being anti-tax, anti-health care reform and anti-spending and didn't directly address two names that have become a thorn in his side -- primary challenger Marco Rubio and President Barack Obama.
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