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Clinton boosts Lagarde IMF bid but withholds vote
The Associated Press The Associated Press PARIS U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the United States welcomes qualified women candidates for big jobs such as head of the International Monetary Fund — but she isn’t endorsing anyone yet. Clinton says the United States hasn’t taken any position on the candidates to succeed the disgraced former IMF chief. French Finance Minister …
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House Passes Continuing Resolution to Cut Spending in Early Morning Vote
ABC News’ John R. Parkinson reports: So what goes on after 3:00 A.M. in the U.S Capitol on a Saturday morning? Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., sits at a table in the Speaker’s Lobby intensely studying yesterday’s news in the Wall…
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If Obama opposes Israeli settlement activity, why did US veto UN vote?
A United Nations resolution condemning Israeli settlements, which the US vetoed Friday, put the US in a difficult position at a time when Arabs are rallying for freedom and democracy.
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U.S. Seeks to Avoid Vote on Israeli Settlements
The Obama administration scrambled to avert a U.N. Security Council vote on a Palestinian-backed resolution condemning Israeli settlements
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Straw Poll Vote Came Before Barbour Spoke At Event
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour says he’s not concerned about a straw poll that put him at the bottom of the list of Republican presidential hopefuls.
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Clinton hails Sudan referendum vote
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has hailed the Sudanese referendum as a ‘significant achievement.’
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With Much at Stake, a Peaceful Vote on Dividing Sudan Appears More Likely
KHARTOUM, Sudan — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has called the situation “a ticking time bomb.”
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Reps. Barrow & Bishop Don’t Support Pelosi in Vote
Democratic U.S. Representative Sanford Bishop voted ‘present’ during today’s roll call vote for Speaker of the House, which amounts to a public snubbing of the democratic party leader Nancy Pelosi. Bishop narrowly won re-election last November with 51% of the vote in one of the toughest races of his political career against republican Mike Keown. Bishop represents Crawford, Peach, Taylor, Macon …
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Pelosi To Call House Back To Vote On $26 Bln In State Aid
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to call House members back to vote on $26.1 billion state-aid bill. The package is meant to avert the layoffs of teachers before the start of a new school year and cuts to essential services.
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Pelosi says House vote next week on jobs bill
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she will call the House back into session next week to approve a measure to help states ease their severe budget problems and save the jobs of tens of thousands of teachers and other public employees.
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