In the wake of a highly publicized chimpanzee attack, the U.S. House made its first official move to ban humans from owning primates as pets
House says ‘no’ to pet primates
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Kyrgyzstan president signs bill to close U.S. base
Kyrgyzstan’s president has signed a bill to close an air base that the U.S.
The Catholic Crusade Against a Mythical Abortion Bill
The U.S. Catholic Church’s crusade against the Freedom of Choice Act has all the hallmarks of a well-oiled lobbying campaign. A national postcard campaign is flooding the White House and congressional offices with messages opposing FOCA, and the Catholic bishops have made defeating the abortion rights legislation a top priority
Schwarzenegger sends out 10,000 layoff notices
California Gov.
Commentary: Stimulus bill a sorry spectacle
What a joke. Your Congress has voted to spend almost $790 billion of your money on a stimulus package that not a single member of either chamber has read
Brown casts final vote; Senate approves stimulus package
The U.S. Senate has given final approval to a $787 billion economic-stimulus package backed by President Obama, with Democratic Ohio Sen
Stimulus deal struck, but still no final bill
House Democratic leaders were forced to put off until Friday a vote on the $789 billion economic stimulus bill after many rank-and-file Democrats who were unhappy with some spending cuts demanded time to read the compromise measure. As of Thursday afternoon, the text of legislation spelling out the details of the House-Senate deal had not been completed. Despite the delay, sources said the bill was not in jeopardy
Stimulus bill snag worked out, sources say
Negotiators have worked out a disagreement between the Senate and House over education funding that threatened to throw a last-minute roadblock in front of the economic stimulus bill, Democratic leadership sources said Wednesday evening. Details on how they settled it were not immediately available. But a Democratic source said leaders have come up with an agreement that House Democrats and moderate Senate Republicans can live with.
Agreement reached on proposed stimulus bill
Negotiators have resolved the differences between the House and Senate versions of the stimulus bill, Sen. Harry Reid said Wednesday
Stimulus bill clears critical hurdle
The Obama administration’s $838 billion economic stimulus plan survived a key vote in the Senate, putting a compromise version of the bill on track for passage Tuesday.