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GOP tries to derail health bill

Dec. 23, 2009
Congressional Republicans on Wednesday plan to mount a last-ditch challenge to the health care bill moving through the Senate, arguing that a key provision is unconstitutional.
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Immigration defeat viewed as Bush weakness

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Report: House to derail immigration bill

WASHINGTON, May 30 (UPI) -- Conservative U.S. House Republicans are planning to derail an immigration reform bill from the Senate using a procedural tactic, The Hill reported Wednesday.

Democrats intent on D.C. House vote bill

WASHINGTON, March 28 (UPI) -- U.S. House of Representatives Democrats plan to reintroduce a bill, which was pulled last week before a vote, giving the District of Columbia a seat in Congress

Texas Senate gives remap final OK

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Texas House passes redistricting bill

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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch