AP - A committee of British lawmakers demanded an investigation Sunday into whether a senior army general and a top defense official lied to them about the British military’s use of banned interrogation techniques in Iraq.

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AP - Parents whose children died or were disabled in China’s devastating earthquake will be allowed to have more children after lawmakers in the hardest-hit province waived strict family-planning controls, state media reported Saturday.

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AP - Most lawmakers dream of getting their names linked to legislation. That won’t be so when the Senate takes up what is unofficially being called the “Coburn Omnibus.”

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Politico - The Treasury Department and top Democrats took an upbeat tone after meetings Thursday to ease lawmakers’ concerns over an ambitious plan to boost investor confidence in the troubled mortgage finance giants, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 

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Reuters - Legislation to rein in excessive
energy speculation failed a key procedural vote on Friday to
move forward in the Senate, and now lawmakers will set aside
the bill to consider other legislation.

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Reuters - Legislation to rein in excessive
energy speculation failed a key procedural vote on Friday to
move forward in the Senate, and now lawmakers will set aside
the bill to consider other legislation.

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AP - Most lawmakers dream of getting their names linked to legislation. That won’t be so when the Senate takes up what is unofficially being called the “Coburn Omnibus.”

Continue reading " Reid confronts GOP antagonist with 40-bill package (AP) "

AFP - A resolution was introduced Wednesday in the US House of Representatives asking China to end human rights abuses and its support for tainted governments in Sudan and Myanmar in line with “Olympic traditions of freedom and openness”.

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Bloomberg - July 23 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. House of Representatives
is set to vote today on a rescue plan for Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac after lawmakers reached a deal on legislation aimed
at alleviating the worst housing recession in a quarter century.

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AP - Parents whose children died or were disabled in China’s devastating earthquake will be allowed to have more children after lawmakers in the hardest-hit province waived strict family-planning controls, state media reported Saturday.

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