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Sandy aid bill approved by US House
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| Jan.3 |
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New US Congress re-elects Boehner
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Obama urges House to back deal 
Washington: US President has urged the House of Representatives to back a Senate-approved deal to prevent sweeping tax rises known as the 'fiscal cliff'
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US shelves 'fiscal cliff' vote US Republicans have cancelled a vote in Congress on tax rises they hoped would help to avert a so-called fiscal cliff
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| Nov.21 |
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Jesse Jackson Jr quits US House
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| Aug.21 |
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Congressman Todd Akin seeks 'forgiveness' for gaffe 
USA: Embattled Todd Akin, who caused uproar by claiming women's bodies could prevent pregnancy in cases of rape, has asked for forgiveness
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| Jun.20 |
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Contempt charge for US attorney general A US House of Representatives committee has voted along party lines to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress
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Chen tells U.S. lawmakers of reprisals Beijing: A Chinese human rights activist told U.S. lawmakers Tuesday that his relatives continue to suffer government reprisals
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| Dec.22 |
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House Republicans retreat on payroll tax
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| Dec.21 |
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Republicans under pressure on tax
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| Dec.20 |
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US House rejects tax-break plan |
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| Dec.19 |
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US Republicans object to tax deal |
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| Dec.16 |
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US taxes and pipeline deal struck
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US House passes debt-limit bill The US House of Representatives has passed by 269 votes to 161 a last-gasp deal to avoid a federal debt default
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| Jul.29 |
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Republicans scramble to save debt bill
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| Jul.28 |
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House delays key debt limit vote
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| Jul.27 |
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Boehner pushes House on debt plan Speaker John Boehner is urging Republicans in the House of Representatives to back his plan to cut the US budget and raise the debt limit
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| Jul.26 |
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Republican debt plan under fire. Washington
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| Jul.25 |
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Obama blames Republicans on debt. Washington
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| Jun.18 |
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Obama tees off in 'golf summit'. Washington
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| Jun.16 |
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US lawmaker Weiner 'to step down'. New York
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| Jun.6 |
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US lawmaker admits lewd picture New York: Married congressman Anthony Weiner has admitted sending a picture of his underpants to a young woman, but says he will not resign
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| Mar.10 |
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Al-Qaeda 'recruiting US Muslims' |
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| Jan.19 |
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House votes to repeal health law |
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| Jan.9 |
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Shot US congresswoman 'doing well'. Arizona
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| Jan.8 |
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Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords shot 
Map of Tucson AZ Mountain States| Arizona: Democratic Representative Gabrielle Giffords, 40, was shot at close range during a public meeting. 6 other people have been killed. She is in a critical condition. The dead in... | |
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| Nov.24 |
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DeLay guilty of money laundering. Texas
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Republicans win House, Dems keep Senate | Washington: US Republicans have ridden a wave of economic discontent to capture the House but President Obama's party has kept the Senate. GOP has picked up nine governorships from Democrats. Republicans took six Senate seats from... | |
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'US bill on yuan would hurt both countries'. Beijing
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Deepwater Horizon preventer 'faulty' Congressional investigators believe the device meant to stop oil leaking from a Gulf of Mexico well after last month's rig explosion was faulty
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| Mar.21 |
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U.S. House passes health care vote The House passed the Senate's health care reform bill and a package of measures meant to reconcile differences with the Senate bill
| The compromise bill drafted by top Democrats will cost $940 billion over the next 10 years, cuts the deficit by $138 billion during that period. It would reduce the deficit by another $1.2 trillion in the following decade
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Debate under way in on healthcare bill
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Obama in final health vote push
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| Mar.4 |
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Congress panel accuses Turks of genocide House Foreign Affairs Committeel has described the killing of Armenians by Turkish forces during WWI as genocide, despite White House
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Lawmakers grilled Toyota's president Toyota's president, Akio Toyoda, acknowledged that the company had made mistakes and apologized for the recent lapses in quality control
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| Nov.7 |
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US House backs healthcare reforms The House has backed, in a 220-215 vote, a healthcare bill in a step towards reforms promised by President Obama, despite strong opposition
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Obama in 11th-hour health plea
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US lawmakers vote for bonus tax
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| Feb.13 |
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US House approves stimulus plan The House has approved Obama's economic stimulus plan, which is now being voted on by the Senate. The $787bn plan failed to get Republican b...
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US House passes economic package The House of Representatives has passed by 244 votes to 188 President Obama's $825bn economic stimulus package
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| Dec.10 |
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US House backs car industry plan
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House backs $700bn bail-out plan The House of Representatives has passed by 263-171 vote a government plan to rescue the US financial sector
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$700 billion bailout package failed Democrats and Republicans immediately blamed each other for the failure of the bailout package in the House
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Wall Street bail-out goes to vote
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| Jul.23 |
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US lawmakers pass housing rescue The House of Representatives has passed a massive housing rescue bill that could help struggling homeowners get cheaper loans
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House speaker blasts China over Tibet |
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Baseball star Clemens denies doping |
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Lawmaker: Yahoo knew China's intent |
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| Oct.10 |
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US bill on Armenia moves forward | A bill recognising the killing of Armenians in Ottoman times as genocide passed through the House Foreign Affairs Committee by 27 votes to 21. The nonbinding resolution says the deportation of nearly 2 million Armenians from the Ottoman Empire between in 1915-1923, resulting in the deaths of 1.5 million, amounted to 'genocide'
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Iraqis fail Congress targets |
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| Jul.12 |
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House of Reps votes for troop pullout
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| May.10 |
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House passes Iraq funding bill
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| Apr.25 |
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US House votes for Iraq deadline
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| Feb.13 |
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House of Representatives clashes on Iraq
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House backs India nuclear bill |
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| Dec.22 |
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Bush suffers Patriot Act defeat
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| May.24 |
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US House backs stem cell funding |
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| Dec.8 |
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Congress Approves Intelligence Bill The Congress is sending the bill that creates a new director of national intelligence demanded after Sept. 11 to Bush
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| Jul.23 |
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Congress calls Darfur crisis 'genocide'
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Saddam 'may have bluffed' on WMDs |
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Congress falls to Republicans Republicans to hold onto control of the House, apparently win in 2 gubernatorial races and closer toward control of Senate
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| Oct.2 |
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Congress boost for Bush on Iraq |
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Bush, lawmakers discuss Iraq |
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Congress damns intelligence agencies |
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