Lawmakers
N.C. lawmaker faces ethics hearings
December 13, 2007North Carolina lawmakers are calling for hearings on ethics charges against state Rep. Thomas Wright, who is facing criminal indictments. The General Assembly's Ethics Committee said Wednesday the hearings will likely be scheduled for early February...
Congress considers regulating thrill rides
December 04, 2007Lawmakers this week will consider a bill to increase regulation of traveling carnival rides and allow federal investigation of fixed theme park rides. Though amusement park rides travel up to 100 mph and injure thousands a year, they're less regulated...
U.S. prods Iraqi lawmakers to act
December 03, 2007Iraqi parliamentarians were urged by a senior U.S. official visiting Baghdad to take advantage of declining violence to get major bills passed. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte, a former ambassador to Iraq, said at a news conference political...
Date set for Pakistan election
September 21, 2007Pakistan’s election commission has set an October date for national and provincial assembly lawmakers, to hold a presidential election. In Pakistan, the president is elected not by popular vote, but through a ballot in the assemblies. The...