Shutdown impact on Andhra assembly
September 20th, 2012 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 20 (IANS) The nation-wide shutdown had its impact on Andhra Pradesh state legislative assembly with the opposition parties forcing adjournment thrice since morning.Main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP), ... Read more...
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US House panel holds attorney general in contempt
June 21st, 2012 - 7:57 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 21 (IANS) A US House of Representatives panel Wednesday voted to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress over failure to hand over documents related ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha adjourned as Chidambaram denies corruption charge (Lead)
May 10th, 2012 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the second time Thursday as Home Minister P. Chidambaram denied the involvement of either him or of any ... Read more...
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Jordan to hold parliamentary elections this year
May 8th, 2012 - 6:08 am ICT by IANS
Amman, May 8 (IANS) Jordan's King Abdullah II has said that the country's parliamentary elections will be held before the end of this year, official Petra news agency reported.During a ... Read more...
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Gingrich announces withdrawal from Republican primaries
May 3rd, 2012 - 10:48 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 3 (IANS/EFE) Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich announced Wednesday that he is withdrawing from the Republican primaries, leaving the way clear for the front-runner, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt ... Read more...
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‘China is Russia’s most important strategic partner’
March 15th, 2012 - 9:54 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 15 (IANS) China is Russia's most important strategic partner and the two countries still have great potential to further their relations, the Russian upper house speaker, Valentina Matviyenko, ... Read more...
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U.S. Congresswoman Giffords to resign and focus on recovery
January 23rd, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by BNO News
TUCSON, ARIZONA (BNO NEWS) -- U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona on Sunday announced she will resign from U.S. Congress to focus on her recovery, more than a year after being shot ... Read more...
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Republicans cave in, hand Obama big victory
December 23rd, 2011 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 23 (IANS) Bowing to intense pressure from his own party, John Boehner, speaker of the Republican controlled House, agreed to a deal to extend payroll tax cuts ... Read more...
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ESPN fires Hank Williams from ‘Monday Night Football’
October 6th, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Oct 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Hank Williams has been fired from ESPN’s "Monday Night Football" following his comments on President Barack Obama on FOX recently. Williams has been with ESPN for the ... Read more...
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U.S. Capitol Police investigates fake news reports from The Onion
September 30th, 2011 - 2:09 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- A series of tweets and a fake news story from The Onion reporting a shooting and hostage situation at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Thursday ... Read more...
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Republicans reject tax breaks cut for wealthy
September 13th, 2011 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 13 (IANS) President Barack Obama has suggested what he calls a "common-sense approach" of limiting tax deductions for the wealthy to pay most of the cost of ... Read more...
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Obama offers $447 billion jobs plan to jolt economy
September 9th, 2011 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 9 (IANS) Facing low approval ratings amid a stalled economy, President Barack Obama has put forward a $447 billion jobs package, challenging Congress to shut down the ... Read more...
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Obama to address joint session of the Congress
September 1st, 2011 - 1:17 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Aug 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) President Barack Obama will address a joint session of Congress on the 7th of September. The president will address the lawmakers on the current US economic situation. ... Read more...
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38 opposition MLAs suspended in Chhattisgarh
August 29th, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 29 (IANS) Thirty-seven legislators of the opposition Congress in Chhatisgarh and one from the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) were suspended on the first day of the state ... Read more...
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My comments were distorted, says Pranab
August 25th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Thursday said his comments on Anna Hazare were distorted and government representatives did not say that the health of the social ... Read more...
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INLD members suspended, evicted from Haryana assembly
August 23rd, 2011 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 23 (IANS) All 31 legislators of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) were evicted and suspended from the Haryana assembly Tuesday after they protested inside the house.Speaker Kuldeep ... Read more...
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Obama blames partisan bickering for US woes
August 12th, 2011 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 12 (IANS) Blaming the political fighting in Congress for America's economic woes, President Barack Obama has asked lawmakers "put country ahead of party".Speaking from an advanced battery ... Read more...
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Uproar in parliament over police crackdown on BJP workers
August 10th, 2011 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The crucial question hour had to be cancelled Wednesday as opposition MPs disrupted the Lok Sabha to protest the police crackdown on Bharatiya Janata ... Read more...
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Krishna fumbles in house, booed by opposition
August 4th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Thursday became a target of the opposition in the Lok Sabha after he fumbled with papers when he was ... Read more...
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Boehner & Reid working on debt plans
July 26th, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, July 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There have been rival plans from Democrat and Republican lawmakers regarding how the US debt crisis should be handled. House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader ... Read more...
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Court to decide on Kalmadi attending house: Speaker
July 8th, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Friday said that jailed former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi had written to her seeking permission to ... Read more...
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Nepal parliament endorses interim constitution amendment bill
May 29th, 2011 - 8:02 am ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 29 (IANS) A meeting of the Nepal's parliament Sunday morning endorsed a bill to amend Interim Constitution of Nepal 2007 to extend Constituent Assembly (CA) term for three ... Read more...
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US demands information on bin Laden compound from Pakistan
May 4th, 2011 - 1:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 4(ANI): Obama administration officials have demanded that Pakistan quickly provide answers to specific questions about Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden and his years-long residence in a Pakistani city ... Read more...
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Obama birth controversy row, a debasing low in US political life: NYT
April 28th, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr.28 (ANI): The demand that President Barack Obama prove he is an American citizen by birth and was, therefore, a rightful occupant of the White House, must be seen as ... Read more...
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Obama asks Congress to abolish tax breaks for oil companies
April 27th, 2011 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 27 (IANS/EFE) President Barack Obama Tuesday proposed to Congress the abolition of tax breaks enjoyed by the petroleum sector and using that money to develop clean sources ... Read more...
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US government shutdown averted with last minute deal
April 9th, 2011 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
*Washington, April 9 (IANS) US House Speaker John Boehner Friday night announced Republicans has reached a last minute spending deal with the White House and Congressional Democrats, averting an ... Read more...
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Facebook event plans to dump trash on John Boehner’s door
April 9th, 2011 - 12:40 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, April 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A Facebook event is urging people to support an idea to dump trash on the door steps of House Speaker, John Boehner, if indeed the government ... Read more...
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Malaysian speaker bars sex video’s screening in parliament
April 5th, 2011 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, April 5 (IANS) The speaker of Malaysia's Dewan Rakyat (parliament) Tuesday rejected suggestions that a sex video, allegedly showing opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, be screened in the house.Speaker ... Read more...
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Goa minister apologises for unparliamentary language
March 21st, 2011 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 21 (IANS) Goa Sports Minister Babu Azgaonkar Monday apologized to the legislative assembly for using unparliamentary language during unruly scenes in the house over allegations he had misused ... Read more...
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Donald Trump’s approval ratings top Romney and Pawlenty
March 7th, 2011 - 12:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar.7 (ANI): American businessman Donald Trump has higher approval ratings than the Republican political figure Mitt Romney and Tim Pawlenty, says Wall Street Journal poll.The poll tested the three candidates of ... Read more...
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US Republicans plan legal defense of marriage law
March 5th, 2011 - 8:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 5(ANI): U.S. House Speaker John A. Boehner has announced plans to initiate a legal defense of the 1996 law that bars the federal government from giving legal rights or federal ... Read more...
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Reagan’s children feel no Republican can claim their father’s political legacy
February 10th, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 10 (ANI): Late US President Ronald Reagan's three surviving children have rubbished efforts by Republican presidential hopefuls to claim his mantle as a conservative reformer.Speaking at a dinner to ... Read more...
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Latest Health Care Law Repeal Bill Passes House, Likely To Be Thwarted In Senate
January 20th, 2011 - 7:42 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Yesterday the GOP led House of Representatives passed a bill that seeks to demolish the much touted health care reform promoted by Barack Obama, the president ... Read more...
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Arizona survivor blames Palin’s ‘crosshair’ posting for shooting mayhem
January 15th, 2011 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 15 (ANI): Eric Fuller, a 63-year-old veteran who survived the Arizona shootings after being shot in the knee and the back, has blamed US potential presidential candidate Sarah Palin, ... Read more...
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Opposition members evicted from Tamil Nadu assembly
January 7th, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 7 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu assembly Friday witnessed uproarious scenes with members of the opposition parties being evicted from the House when they disrupted the Governor's customary address.The first session ... Read more...
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