16 December 2011 Last updated at 03:42 GMT Disagreement over payroll tax cuts is the latest impasse to hit Washington in recent months Democrats and Republicans in the US Congress have agreed a compromise spending bill to avoid a government shutdown. The deal averts the possibility of US federal agencies shutting down because of a [...]
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December 16, 2011
December 16, 2011
December 16, 2011
December 16, 2011
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December 15, 2011
Senate stalls on payroll tax vote
15 December 2011 Last updated at 00:29 GMT Disagreement over payroll tax cuts is the latest impasse to hit Washington in recent months Senate Republicans are rejecting calls for a quick vote on a payroll tax cut bill that passed the House on Tuesday. The House bill would tie an extension of the tax break [...]
December 15, 2011
Terror suspect defence law passes
15 December 2011 Last updated at 02:26 GMT FBI Director Robert Mueller said it was not clear how the provision would impact law enforcement agencies The US House of Representatives has passed a defence bill likely to change the way the US detains terror suspects. The bill passed after the White House lifted a veto [...]
December 15, 2011
December 15, 2011
GOP threatens to delay Senate bus, truck safety bill
December 14, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis GOP psycho alert: GOP threatens to delay Senate bus, truck safety bill 14 Dec 2011 Senate Republicans Wednesday threatened to delay bus and truck safety legislation after an “eleventh hour” addition to the measure by Commerce Committee Democrats. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Whackjob-Texas) and other Republicans are angry that [...]
December 15, 2011
December 15, 2011
House of Representatives passes $662bn defence bill
The House of Representatives has passed a $662bn defence bill after the White House dropped a veto threat over provisions regarding the handling of terror suspects. The vote on Wednesday evening was 283 to 136. In a closed-door meeting, conservative Republicans had expressed some concerns over the provisions, fearing an expanded role for the military [...]
December 14, 2011
December 14, 2011
Wikipedia Mulls Total Blackout to Oppose SOPA
December 14, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Wikipedia Mulls Total Blackout to Oppose SOPA 12 Dec 2011 Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales wants to blank out all pages of the online encyclopedia to oppose the pending SOPA anti-piracy bill in the US. Wales, who has asked the Wikipedia community for input on the idea, fears the bill [...]
December 14, 2011
Barack Obama defied by House on payroll tax bill
The Republican-led House of Representatives has defied a White House veto threat and passed a bill to expedite approval of the Keystone XL Canada-to-Texas pipeline project and extend a payroll tax cut for 160 million Americans. Democrats oppose Republicans‘ efforts to link the two issues. The House measure will now go to the Senate, where [...]