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House delays vote on speaker selection

Source: Arkansas Online, Nov 10 2012, 4:41am CST

Rick McFarlandState House speaker-designee Darrin Williams (right), D-Little Rock, confers with Rep. Terry Rice, R-Waldron, the man Republicans want to be the new speaker, as other House members draw numbers by lot to determine seating arrangements. LITT ...

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Pipeline bill passes House on party-line vote

Source: Pittsburgh Entertainment  |   May 23 2013, 3:04am CDT

WASHINGTON â House Republicans pushed through a bill Wednesday to bypass the president to speed approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas. Democrats criticized the legislation as a blatant ...

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Senate Republicans moving NC budget to House

Source: San Antonio Express  |   May 23 2013, 3:01am CDT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Senate Republicans are about ready to hand off their North Carolina state budget proposal to their counterparts in the House. The Senate scheduled for Thursday the second and final vote on its ...

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"This thing could flop back and forth here several times or who knows in the future, so we need a good process that is clear on what happens if this occurs."


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House to vote on variable rate student loans

Source: San Antonio Express  |   May 23 2013, 2:35am CDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers are ready to pass legislation that links student loan rates to the financial markets in spite of a veto threat from President Barack Obama. Supported by Republicans, the bill ...

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Peace and Freedom Party member runs in California Special State Senate Election

Source: Independent Political Report  |   May 23 2013, 1:41am CDT

Enter your email address to receive notifications of new posts by email. California held a special election on May 21 to fill the vacant State Senate seat, 16th district. Three Democrats, a Republican, and a Peace ...

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Iowa House fails to adjourn, will return Thursday for final votes on 4 bills

Source: Des Moines Register  |   May 23 2013, 1:07am CDT

The Iowa Senate finished its work for the 2013 legislative session late Wednesday night, but the House didn’t. After a nearly 16-hour session in which it appeared as though the whole Legislature could adjourn for the year, the lowe ...

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Primary votes mean change in Monroeville

Source: Pittsburgh Entertainment  |   May 22 2013, 11:54pm CDT

Newcomers edged out incumbent Democrats for Monroeville Council, likely assuring change in a community roiled by political infighting for two years. In that community and others on Wednesday, municipal and school ...

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Unofficial Suburban Voter Turnout

Source: Above Average Jane  |   May 22 2013, 11:09pm CDT

So while there are more registered Democrats than Republicans and more Democrats turned out to vote numberwise, Republicans came out in a slightly larger percentage. Bucks County Registration: As of Monday, there ...

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Democrats win California Assembly seat as GOP gains in Senate

Source: Los Angeles Times  |   May 22 2013, 11:05pm CDT

SACRAMENTO — Democrats took another seat in the state Assembly this week, but a conservative Republican won a Central Valley state Senate district in an upset victory. The San Diego-area Assembly seat was a ...

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House to Vote for Seventh Time on Keystone Project, With Same Result Likely

Source: National Journal  |   May 22 2013, 10:52pm CDT

For the seventh time in two years, the House passed legislation on Thursday approving the Keystone XL pipeline, a 1,700-mile project to carry heavy oil from Canadian tar sands to refineries on the Gulf Coast. And for the seventh stra ...

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