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Legislative committees with members drawn from both chambers; responsible for investigating issues of general concern to the Congress.

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Strong joins race for Assembly seat

Published July 2, 2009, 10:02 pm, Paso Robles Press

Paso Robles Mayor Pro Tem Fred Strong announced this week his intent to seek and obtain the Republican nomination for California’s 33rd Assembly District seat.

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Solon: TIM head linked to Aboitiz clan

Published July 1, 2009, 3:05 pm, Philippine Daily Inquirer

The ties that bind Jose Mari Antuñez to the Aboitiz clan that is closely linked to the First Family and his bid to gain control of the electronic voting system are threatening to torpedo next year’s automated elections, a leftist lawmaker said Wednesday.

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Lalgarh: A Liberated Zone?

Published June 30, 2009, 6:41 am, NDTV

Lalgarh: A Liberated Zone? Post Lalgarh, West Bengal may not have banned CPI Maoist, but the centre has finally listed it as a terrorist group. Interestingly, the US State Department had done so way back in 2005.

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Commons clerk raises legal obstacle to Westminster 'clean-up' Bill

Published June 29, 2009, 3:12 am, Times Online

The Government's attempt to replace self-regulation of MPs' financial affairs by a new independent regulator faces an unexpected challenge. Ministers hope to push the Parliamentary Standards Bill through the Commons in three days this week.

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Finance Committee Senators: Reform Bill Trimmed To Less Than $1 Trillion

Published June 29, 2009, 3:07 am, Medical News Today

Some senators on the Finance Committee said Thursday they've moved closer to cutting their health reform bill's cost to under $1 trillion. The New York Times: "Senator Kent Conrad, Democrat of North Dakota, said the overall cost of the bill had been reduced mainly by limiting eligibility for various subsidies.

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Finance Committee Senators: Reform bill trimmed to less than $1 trillion

Published June 29, 2009, 2:27 am, News-Medical-Net

Some senators on the Finance Committee said Thursday they've moved closer to cutting their health reform bill's cost to under $1 trillion.

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Pigeon-controlled funds flout law, probe claims

Published June 28, 2009, 11:36 am, The Buffalo News

An Erie County Elections Board investigation alleges that two political funds controlled by G. Steven Pigeon -- engineer of the State Senate coup in the name of reform -- routinely flout the laws that let New Yorkers monitor the flow of campaign money.

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