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Republican majority taking control of the U.S. House of Representatives
January 05, 2011By Michael Bowman /Washington, DC / Voice of America/ -- A new U.S. Congress has convened in Washington. Republicans now control the House of Representatives, and Democrats have a reduced majority in the Senate, giving the United States a divided legislature...
U.S. November elections: Republicans are increasingly confident in retaking control of the Congress
May 26, 2010By Jim Malone Republicans expect gains in US November election In U.S. politics, opposition Republicans remain confident as they look ahead to November's midterm congressional elections, expecting that they will gain seats at the expense of Democrats...
Moldova: Opposition Communist party leads in opinion poll
May 11, 2010Moldovan opposition Communists stay high in opinion polls. If a parliamentary election were held next Sunday, the Communist party would win 28 per cent of the vote. The Liberal Democrats, the Democrats and the Liberals would also make it to parliament...
US Congressional elections in November - referendum on Obama
April 13, 2010By Jim Malone Public opinion polls suggest Republicans will make gains in November; 40 seats needed to retake control of House of Representatives President Barack Obama faces a major political test later this year when U.S. voters go to the polls...
U.S. Senate passes health care 'fixes,' returns package to House
March 25, 2010By Paula Wolfson The U.S. Congress is wrapping up work on legislation to fix problems with the health care reform bill President Barack Obama signed into law on Tuesday. The Senate approved the corrections measure along party lines on Thursday and sent...
U.S. lawmakers pass health-care reform, sharp disagreements of conservatives
March 22, 2010U.S. President Barack Obama has achieved a landmark victory of his presidency in securing passage of a health care reform bill through the House of Representatives. Extending health insurance to tens of millions of Americans who until now were outside...
US House approves landmark health care legislation
March 22, 2010The U.S. House of Representatives approved landmark legislation to reform the health care insurance system in the United States Sunday evening, with Democrats pushing through President Barack Obama's top domestic priority. No Republicans supported the...
US health care: Democrats say they are '24 hours away' from passing historic bill
March 21, 2010By Cindy Saine President Barack Obama gave an impassioned plea to Democratic members of the House of Representatives to vote their conscience and pass sweeping health care reform legislation to help ordinary Americans. Democratic leaders say they are...
AP Video: Pelosi & Boehner's countdown to health care vote
March 19, 2010As the House of Representatives counts down to this weekend's contentious vote on health care reform, Democrat and Republican leaders held back-to-back press conferences in a last ditch effort to shift the balance of a tight vote, reports Associated Press...
US President Barack Obama continues push for health care reform
March 11, 2010By Dan Robinson President Barack Obama traveled to St. Louis, Missouri on Wednesday, continuing his outreach to Americans to support approval by the U.S. Congress of legislation to reform the U.S. health care system. The president is intensifying his...