As Washington enters the final act of its long-running health care drama, Alan S. Frumin, the Senate parliamentarian, is in a starring role.
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Senate Parliamentarian in a Starring Role as Health Care Bill Referee
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Senate Parliamentarian in a Starring Role as Health Care Bill Referee
Saturday, March 13th, 2010Nigeria: Senate Rejects New Pay for Gowon, Buhari, IBB
Thursday, March 11th, 2010THE Senate, Thursday, passed into law a bill creating extra remuneration packages besides statutory pensions for former leaders of the country, but left out former heads of government who were not democratically-elected.
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Nigeria: Senate Rejects New Pay for Gowon, Buhari, IBB
Top Obama Priorities Collide as Student Loan Legislation May Be Attached to Health Care
Thursday, March 11th, 2010Top Democrats are fighting to attach the proposed overhaul of student loan programs to health care reform.
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Top Obama Priorities Collide as Student Loan Legislation May Be Attached to Health Care
Dodd to Offer Financial Regulation Bill Without G.O.P.
Thursday, March 11th, 2010A Republican on the Senate Banking Committee called Senator Christopher J. Dodd’s plan to proceed without more negotiations “very disappointing.”
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Dodd to Offer Financial Regulation Bill Without G.O.P.
Planned Electric Rate Increase in Los Angeles May Affect Solar Power
Thursday, March 11th, 2010Proceeds from an electric rate increase would be earmarked for renewable energy purchases and programs.
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Planned Electric Rate Increase in Los Angeles May Affect Solar Power
A Push to Supplement Tuesday Voting With Weekends
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010In San Francisco, electoral activists proposed a ballot measure that would add a second day to cast ballots.
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A Push to Supplement Tuesday Voting With Weekends
Parliamentary Hurdle Could Thwart Latest Health Care Overhaul Strategy
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010As Democrats considered potential maneuvers, business groups announced plans for a campaign to stop the legislation.
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Parliamentary Hurdle Could Thwart Latest Health Care Overhaul Strategy
Many Nations Passing U.S. in Education, Expert Says
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010A Senate panel learned that more students in more countries graduate from high school and college and score higher on achievement tests than students in the United States.
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Many Nations Passing U.S. in Education, Expert Says
The Caucus: Sure-Fire Crowd Pleaser: Reining in Wall Street
Monday, March 8th, 2010Public opinion has not been kind to the Democrats lately, but there may be hope for them in a finance-regulation bill.
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The Caucus: Sure-Fire Crowd Pleaser: Reining in Wall Street
Arkansas’s Senator in Middle, Hit on All Sides
Monday, March 8th, 2010Senator Blanche Lincoln, a moderate Democrat, is caught between antigovernment ire and the frustrated left.
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Arkansas’s Senator in Middle, Hit on All Sides