added 2007 Sat Jun 9 19:37:41 by zaph22
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who triggered the bill's failure after both sides couldn't agree on an acceptable number of amendments, said he'd revive the the legislation "as soon as enough Republicans are ready to join us in moving forward."
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who triggered the bill's failure after both sides couldn't agree on an acceptable number of amendments, said he'd revive the the legislation "as soon as enough Republicans are ready to join us in moving forward."
added 2007 Sat Jun 9 7:16:12 by zaph22
Three major technology trade groups on Friday urged the U.S. Senate to resurrect a wide-ranging immigration reform bill that would expand a controversial skilled-worker visa program.
Three major technology trade groups on Friday urged the U.S. Senate to resurrect a wide-ranging immigration reform bill that would expand a controversial skilled-worker visa program.
added 2007 Fri Mar 23 21:12:15 by populist
It seems that not a day goes by without yet another political analyst, or person in the public eye, making some type of declaration as a solution seeker, or critic, to the mess the US has made in Iraq. Not that these folks are apologetic for their prior pro-war stance, they just want to be conciliatory, to join the more harmonious choir of hope &am
It seems that not a day goes by without yet another political analyst, or person in the public eye, making some type of declaration as a solution seeker, or critic, to the mess the US has made in Iraq. Not that these folks are apologetic for their prior pro-war stance, they just want to be conciliatory, to join the more harmonious choir of hope &am
added 2007 Wed Mar 14 18:20:34 by Stephen Johnson
A soldier honoured for his military valour in Afghanistan is wondering why strangers attacked and beat him in his hometown bar this past weekend. "This wasn't two guys on the ice dropping gloves and going, 'OK, let's go'," Master Cpl. Collin Fitzgerald told CTV Ottawa on Tuesday.
A soldier honoured for his military valour in Afghanistan is wondering why strangers attacked and beat him in his hometown bar this past weekend. "This wasn't two guys on the ice dropping gloves and going, 'OK, let's go'," Master Cpl. Collin Fitzgerald told CTV Ottawa on Tuesday.
added 2007 Mon Mar 12 8:36:22 by STONERS
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called Sunday for a socialist counterattack against the American "empire," taking his campaign to upstage President Bush 's Latin American tour to a packed gymnasium in a poor, indigenous Bolivian city.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called Sunday for a socialist counterattack against the American "empire," taking his campaign to upstage President Bush 's Latin American tour to a packed gymnasium in a poor, indigenous Bolivian city.
added 2007 Mon Mar 12 5:42:04 by populist
Timothy Ball, a former climatology professor at the University of Winnipeg in Canada, has received five deaths threats by email since raising concerns about the degree to which man was affecting climate change.
Timothy Ball, a former climatology professor at the University of Winnipeg in Canada, has received five deaths threats by email since raising concerns about the degree to which man was affecting climate change.
added 2007 Fri Feb 16 22:29:58 by populist
The Democratic-controlled House issued a symbolic rejection of President Bush's decision to deploy more troops to Iraq on Friday, opening an an epic confrontation between Congress and commander in chief over an unpopular war that has taken the lives of more than 3,100 U.S. troops.
The Democratic-controlled House issued a symbolic rejection of President Bush's decision to deploy more troops to Iraq on Friday, opening an an epic confrontation between Congress and commander in chief over an unpopular war that has taken the lives of more than 3,100 U.S. troops.
added 2007 Thu Feb 15 6:31:46 by STONERS
Breaking ranks, a small band of House Republicans declared their opposition to a troop buildup in Iraq on Wednesday, and President Bush appeared resigned to passage of a nonbinding measure disapproving of his decision.
Breaking ranks, a small band of House Republicans declared their opposition to a troop buildup in Iraq on Wednesday, and President Bush appeared resigned to passage of a nonbinding measure disapproving of his decision.
added 2007 Tue Jan 23 19:01:34 by catstevens
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is facing increased opposition within his nation's hierarchy and could be toppled in the near future, according to two experts on Iran.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is facing increased opposition within his nation's hierarchy and could be toppled in the near future, according to two experts on Iran.
added 2006 Tue Aug 22 0:13:45 by TimALoftis
Opposition among Americans to the war in Iraq has reached a new high, with only about a third of respondents saying they favor it, according to a poll released Monday.
Opposition among Americans to the war in Iraq has reached a new high, with only about a third of respondents saying they favor it, according to a poll released Monday.
