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Congress must help Bush round up all the suspects
WHAT'S THE difference between being held as a material witness and being detained without trial? Anyone? Anyone? It's a question that has popped up since Sept. 11, when terrorists hijacked four jets and crashed two into the Word Trade Center twin...Tags: Court Administration, Terrorism, George W. Bush, Local Government, Civil Rights
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'House rules should prevent using lack of quorum to disrupt sessions'
Jordan Times, AmmanFor deputies to prove their seriousness in their role as legislators, rules must be put in place to ensure that the lack of quorum is not used to disrupt key sessions, an observer said on Thursday. Disrupting sessions when the number of attending...Tags: Parliament
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King stresses gradual move to full-fledged parliamentary gov't
Jordan Times, AmmanHis Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday called on deputies to upgrade the Lower House bylaws and codes as a prerequisite to having parliamentary governments. His Majesty made his remarks at a meeting with Lower House members at the Royal Court, where he...Tags: Imperial and Royal Matters, Judges, Parliament, Government, Abdullah II of Jordan
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Egyptian assembly approves higher taxes on the wealthy
ReutersCAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's parliament approved a new income tax law on Monday that will increase levies paid by the wealthy and by companies but reduce it for people in lower income brackets. Income inequality was one of the issues that sparked the...Tags: Hosni Mubarak, Egypt, Parliament, Mohamed Morsi, International Monetary Fund
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Egypt court to rule next month on challenge to upper house
ReutersCAIRO, May 12 (Reuters) - Egypt's highest court will rule next month on the legality of the upper house of parliament, judicial sources said on Sunday, in a case that throws more legal doubt over a political transition repeatedly disrupted by lawsuits. A...Tags: Islam, Upper House, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Mohamed Morsi
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Letta tries to form government to break Italy's political logjam
Reuters* Government expected in next few days * Berlusconi says government must help end recession, spur growth * Big parties to meet in the afternoon By Philip Pullella ROME, April 25 (Reuters) - Prime Minister-designate Enrico Letta began tricky...Tags: Television Industry, Milan (Italy), Parliament, Giorgio Napolitano, Mario Monti
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Ensour's government wins House confidence with 82 votes
Jordan Times, AmmanThe government on Tuesday won the vote of confidence of the Parliament with a majority of 82 out of the 149 deputies present. The voting process took place immediately after Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour delivered his response to the deputies'...Tags: Conservation, Parliament, Government, Electricity Production and Distribution, Elections
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Vote of confidence expected Monday as gov't struggles to win House support
Jordan Times, AmmanMPs are expected to cast their vote of confidence over the government's new policy statement and programme on Monday, parliamentary sources told The Jordan Times. Some two dozen deputies have not yet delivered their comments regarding the government...Tags: Government, Corporate Crime, Freedom of the Press, Parliament, Elections
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Italy's Grillo denounces party deal making over president
ReutersBy Naomi O'Leary and Steve Scherer ROME, April 21 (Reuters) - The leader of Italy's anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, Beppe Grillo, on Sunday criticised the re-election of President Giorgio Napolitano as a desperate attempt to retain power by a...Tags: Giorgio Napolitano, Mario Monti, Parliament, Rome (Italy), Government
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Minimal turnout reported in Amman by-elections
Jordan Times, AmmanThe Independent Elections Commission (IEC) on Saturday said that the voting rate in Amman's 2nd District by-election reached only 13.5 per cent, with the total number of citizens casting their votes not exceeding 26,000. The IEC carried out the by-...Tags: Parliament, Elections, Voting
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House speaker calls for concluding debate on gov't policy statement by Sunday
Jordan Times, AmmanLower House Speaker Saad Hayel Srour on Thursday said deputies should conclude their discussions over the government's policy statement on Sunday, although more than half of the 149-strong House have not yet responded to it. His announcement came...Tags: Parliament, Government, Corporate Crime, Elections, National Government
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Russian lawmakers give initial OK to gay 'propaganda' bill
MOSCOW — The lower house of Russia's parliament on Friday approved in the first reading a controversial measure against the spread among minors of “propaganda” seen as supporting homosexuality. But the lawmakers put off until the...
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