Tag: congress
member name: Gather Editorial Team
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November 19, 2006 09:05 PM EST --
Gather members largely believe that the Democrats will raise taxes during the Congression session next year.
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November 17, 2006 05:44 PM EST --
Over 40% of Gather members who voted think we will have more effective Homeland Security measures enacted with the new Congress.
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November 02, 2006 09:31 AM EST --
Gather members see momentum toward Democratic wins in the House and Senate between October 12 and October 30.
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January 09, 2007 09:00 AM EST --
With a Congress newly led by Democrats, 81% of Gather members believe that President Bush will exercise his veto power. To date, he has only vetoed one bill sent to him by Congress.
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November 20, 2006 12:38 AM EST --
Representative Charles Rangel, the incoming Democratic chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, said Sunday that he will introduce a measure to activate a military draft when the new Congress convenes . . .
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October 17, 2006 10:08 PM EDT --
On Tuesday, President Bush signed into law the Military Commissions Act, a law which spells out in further detail the protocols for interrogating and trying terror suspects ("Bush signs bill to interrogate, . . .
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May 04, 2006 07:00 AM EDT --
Some of you may remember the days, not too long ago, when you could have any phone you wanted in your house, as long as it was black and purchased from Ma Bell. Or remember when you had only one choice . . .
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November 12, 2006 08:39 PM EST --
The 'seers' at Gather predicted only part of the Election 2006 outcome, but only a quarter were faithful to a Republican party victory.
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January 03, 2007 08:46 AM EST --
Gather members are only slightly more optimistic than pessimistic about the new Congress. Just under one-quarter are maintaining a ddefined neutral stance.
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May 26, 2006 06:25 AM EDT --
A few days ago, the Justice Department raided a US Representative William Jefferson's (D-La.) office on Capitol Hill, and found 90,000 in cold cash (it was in the freezer)(F.B.I. Searches Official's . . .
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October 23, 2006 09:19 PM EDT --
With eight days left in the month, October has already become the deadliest month yet in 2006 for U.S. forces in Iraq. Eighty-nine American soldiers have been killed, and 2,300 have died since 2003. . . .
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October 29, 2006 11:49 PM EST --
With Midterm Elections only eight days away, the Republican and Democratic Parties are stepping up their respective get-out-the-vote efforts for the final push of the campaign season ("The Ground . . .
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November 09, 2006 05:58 PM EST --
Virginia Senator George Allen conceded his bid for re-election to Democratic challenger Jim Webb on Thursday, giving the Democratic Party control of both Houses of Congress. This shift ends an era . . .
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November 14, 2006 01:01 AM EST --
Last week's Democratic victory and the subsequent announcement that Donald Rumsfeld is stepping down as Defense Secretary have caused a stir in Washington. Speculation is that President George W. Bush . . .
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November 16, 2006 11:59 PM EST --
General John Abizaid, the commander of all U.S. forces in the Middle East, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday to address concerns about progress in the Iraq War ("Top . . .
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January 31, 2007 09:34 PM EST --
After hearing testimony from private advocacy groups who surveyed 279 government climate scientists, Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) said that “it appears there may have been an orchestrated campaign to . . .
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March 09, 2007 11:01 AM EST --
On Thursday, House Democrats put forth their plan that would fund the troops now but bring them home by September 2008 (“House Dems face uphill battle to end Iraq war”). This bill is . . .
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April 05, 2007 10:34 AM EDT --
Washington has been in an uproar for the past week over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) diplomatic trip to Syria. The trip was not cleared by either the White House or the State Department, . . .
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November 08, 2006 03:12 AM EST --
After an election day that surpassed expectations for voter turnout and late night nail-biting, the Democrats have taken back the House of Representatives for the first time in twelve years. This . . .
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December 04, 2006 01:04 AM EST --
In a memo leaked to the New York Times, outgoing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld advised President Bush on November 6 that his Iraq strategy needed a “major adjustment.” (“Rumsfeld’s . . .
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