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THOMASVILLE — A Thomas County man who decided three years ago to seek the Second District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives announced his candidacy Thursday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would stop radioactive waste from being transported into the United States from foreign countries.
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. House of Representatives began debating the soon-to-expire federal estate tax, the focus of a partisan battle over how much the government should claim from fortunes bequeathed by multimillionaires.
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved an amendment favored by Democrats that is intended to boost women's health efforts, while Senate Democrats stayed nearly unified on an early abortion litmus test on health overhaul legislation.
The United States House of Representatives recently passed a resolution declaring the week of Dec. 7 National Computer Science Education Week. Drexel will recognize the national week through a series of campus events. Jeremy Johnson, head of the Department of Computer Science and professor of computer science and electrical engineering, hopes that the week will highlight the importance of ...
The Honorable John Boehner House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Representative Boehner: As the official who coordinates the day-to-day implementation of the Recovery Act, Vice President Biden asked that I respond to your letter of November 24th regarding the jobs that the Act has created or saved. I understand from your letter that you continue to have concerns about whether jobs ...
A 45% tax rate will be charged on estates larger than $3.5 million, or $7 million for married couples, under the provisions of a bill the U.S. House of Representatives passed by a 225-200 vote Thursday. If similar legislation is passed by the Senate, it would cancel the one-year estate-tax repeal scheduled to go into effect Jan. 1. After 2010, current law has the estate-tax rate reverting to a ...
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. House of Representatives begins debate today on the soon-to-expire federal estate tax, the focus of a partisan battle over how much the government should claim from fortunes bequeathed by multimillionaires.
A key congressional committee approved the final pieces of sweeping legislation Wednesday to overhaul the nation's financial regulatory system, setting the stage for a vote in the House of Representatives next week on one of President Obama's top priorities.
By: Alex Zielinski | News reporter Critics wary of former governor's leadership tactics under pressure John Kitzhaber was an emergency room physician for 14 years, a legislator in the Oregon House of Representatives and Senate, president of the state Senate for four terms and the governor of Oregon for two terms — and he still isn’t ready to qu...
As the focus of the health-care reform debate in Washington has shifted from the U.S. House of Representatives to the U.S. Senate, the "public option" government-run insurance program continues to command the pundits' attention.
Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm is in Washington making the case for a series of job creation initiatives under discussion by the Obama administration and Congress. Granholm met with Obama officials and members of Congress, including House Speaker Nancy... Michigan - Washington - Presidency of Barack Obama - United States Congress - United States
Part of health care reform proposal.
A bill introduced to the state House of Representatives could increase faculty representation on the University’s Board of Trustees. State Rep. Naomi Jakobsson, D-103, introduced House Bill 4688 on Nov. 23, which will increase the Board of Trustees’ members from 12 to 15.
The special Democratic primary for the US Senate may not be sparking widespread voter excitement in Massachusetts, but it appears to have struck a chord nationally with women who want to see one of their own assume the seat held by the late Edward M. Kennedy.
Congressman, Jim Matheson is one step closer to getting what he wants when the House of Representatives approved the bill that will ban imports of radioactive waste for disposal in the U.S. and Utah. Utah company, Energy Solutions wants to import 20 tons of low level waste from Italy for it to be processed in Tennessee and buried in Utah's west desert. It has been a long and heated debate ...
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