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The president did not seek congressional authorization or adequately consult with lawmakers before embarking on the military action.

Trying to win over skeptical lawmakers, automakers and their union on Wednesday promised labor concession and restructuring.

Bachmann was one of several Republican lawmakers who voted against raising the U.

Oil company officials and American lawmakers do not seem to understand.

Takashi Kudo , the owner of a construction company here, said he remained a loyal supporter of Liberal Democratic lawmakers.

He said he was forced to speak impromptu so that opposition lawmakers couldn't interrupt him during the raucous debate.

A government spokesman said the move was unofficial and a private initiative of the lawmakers.

Lawmakers trying to avert the strike are calling for labor leaders to be patient.

The United States Congress is also delving into the matter, as lawmakers question why the rate-setting process was not better policed.

Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois made a plea for it to be included, even though many lawmakers and the White House are hotly opposed.

Republican lawmakers say Democrats are trying to push through a bill without enough time for proper Congressional scrutiny.

Some US lawmakers and a top Saudi official have said the emails undermine the science of climate change.

If it passes an anti-corruption law, many of its own lawmakers may end up in jail.

Some lawmakers and government officials contend the problems at Bear Stearns might have been prevented with more oversight.

But in an address to lawmakers earlier this month, he said the current economic moment is 'not a time for innovation. '

And he tried to reassure hesitant Republican lawmakers that his administration would keep a close eye on how the money is spent.

"If the recovery seems to be faltering, we have to at least review our options, " Bernanke told lawmakers.

Opponents of the measure had also spent the last week in Albany trying to persuade lawmakers to abandon the bill.

It was a lightning-fast ceremony because lawmakers had been exchanging punches and insults over the conservative leader's narrow victory.

Obama said the backup plan was an important fallback in case lawmakers cannot agree on a broad deficit reduction plan.

Intentionally or not, it was an eye-opening, symbolic criticism that shouted: "You lawmakers work as slow as turtles! "

Appealing to lawmakers and citizens to back the legislation, he said: "The time for reform is right now. "

He said the purpose of the visit by the lawmakers' delegation is to implement the consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries.

Many lawmakers seemed to support the idea of Clay's compromise. But they could not agree on which parts of it to pass first.

Is all that possible? Experts say one concern is that lawmakers will try to control company decisions like where to build new factories.

Some privacy advocates and lawmakers said the disclosures helped build a case for an overarching online-privacy law.

In a televised speech to Congress, Barack Obama said "the time for bickering is over" and urged lawmakers to pass a meaningful bill.

White House officials and a select group of lawmakers have been meeting over the past several days in an attempt to forge a compromise.

Lawmakers complain China is keeping its currency undervalued to give it a leg up in global trade.

She likened the banks' role to that of Washington lawmakers who look out for the interests of the nation, not just their constituencies.

Lawmakers and government officials familiar with defense policy said the guidelines were expected to be approved this week.

He thanked lawmakers from both parties for their support, and said the bill's passage sends a strong signal to markets around the world.

The company has come under fire from some U. S. lawmakers as it tries to find new ways to expand into the U. S. market.

Mr. Nelson said he was one of the first lawmakers to seek help for drywall victims.

The president is trying to overcome objections to his plan from lawmakers in both parties.

But some Republican lawmakers noted that disagreement still exists about how much climate change could be natural.

But lawmakers, who repeatedly interrupted Mr. Paulson to ask him to move closer to his microphone, showed little faith in his answers.

Mr. Fuld's comment that he wasn't aware of the repo transactions was seized on by lawmakers who pressed Mr. Valukas about the matter.

Any mishandling of relations with China will result in criticism by opposition lawmakers, and perhaps from those in his own party as well.

But some lawmakers argue that he said the same after the Cheonan warship was sunk.

Such arguments, however, seem to have proved less persuasive for US lawmakers than those of other experts testifying before Congress.

Philippine lawmakers are now proposing bills to increase this share to 60% and to ensure the money is not held up in Manila.

The visit by lawmakers emphasizes the fact that the U. S. government is now a major investor in the American automobile industry.

Mr Steele said the upper house of jazz, this "marathon debate" simply to the lawmakers on the age of life.

The new Kansas lawmakers did not like the territorial governor.

He made his remarks as Pakistani lawmakers ponder a controversial American aid package which President Barack Obama signed on Thursday.

GOP lawmakers met at the Capitol over the weekend to work on offers that Mr. Dayton might accept, he said.

Lawmakers close to Mr. Venizelos came out against Mr. Papandreou. His referendum and his majority were history. He resigned days later.

With the Justice Department providing no public explanation for this breach, lawmakers are beginning to take matters into their own hands.

Other Democratic lawmakers sent messages over Twitter and issued written statements, but did not say where they were.

But lawmakers and the administration have spent more than a week wrangling over the proposal amid a backlash from voters.

The President met Thursday with a key group of lawmakers who are working to find some middle ground about this pressing issue.

The lawmakers cautioned, however, that such a deal could be a hard sell, given the widespread opposition to Mr. Zelaya in Congress.

Our joint proposal takes the form of a suggested legislative framework for consideration by lawmakers, and is laid out here.

"Earmarks used to be a pure bonus for lawmakers, " says Steve Ellis, vice president of Taxpayers for Common Sense, a watchdog group.

"I was elected to defend, build and perfect socialism, not destroy it, " he said to a standing ovation from lawmakers in Parliament.

Some US lawmakers were riled by the bank's pay plans. Many in Congress believe Wall Street's bonus culture encouraged excess risk-taking.

But a first attempt at convincing lawmakers to support a similar constitutional overhaul was voted down in 2005.

But a few DPP lawmakers over the weekend criticised the president, suggesting he should take leave from office or resign.

Lawmakers continued to unload their frustration on Messrs. Bernanke and Paulson during hearings Wednesday.

Lawmakers and regulators strongly criticized Massey Energy, the company that owns the Upper Big Branch mine, where the miners were killed.

Most Republican lawmakers oppose investigating the Bush administration, saying such a probe could compromise counter-terrorism efforts.

That angered some lawmakers in the president's Democratic Party, who want all U. S. forces to leave Iraq.

Treasury Secretary Paulson told skeptical lawmakers that the two-year long slump in the U. S. housing market is the cause of the crisis.

The yuan has begun to rise a bit but not enough to satisfy Mr. Geithner or many lawmakers in Washington.

But with time running out on this session, lawmakers are unlikely to adopt such legislation before next year.

Many, including rapper Godfrey James, say lawmakers are not doing enough to help unemployed Americans.

And many lawmakers and analysts began to wonder whether the first $350 billion in bailout money had any effect at all.

He said U. S. lawmakers are losing patience with covering three-quarters of defense spending for the coalition.

Lawmakers in Shenzhen, Guangdong province have been considering making laws to protect people willing to help strangers in distress.

Bush acknowledged in a prime-time television address Wednesday night that the bailout would be a "tough vote" for lawmakers.

President Bush said he would veto any attempt by lawmakers to delay the deal.

The president's low approval numbers may also be affecting congressional lawmakers in his Democratic Party.

In Congress, some Republican lawmakers led by Senator Jon Kyl, of Arizona, have been vocal opponents of the company.

The president began his address in the White House Rose Garden with a challenge to lawmakers.

Yet his rivals in the DPJ, a good many of whom are lowly first-time lawmakers, seem to fear a general election as much as he does.

The Fed chairman told lawmakers he expects it to be a 'substantial amount, ' and he compared the process to an art auction.

Lawmakers have also debated whether the CFPA should be able to both write and enforce consumer protection rules.

If lawmakers do not raise that limit, the U. S. could begin running short of money on August 2.

One of the lawmakers at the heart of the debate has similar concerns.

That has not stopped Republican lawmakers from pushing for a break-up and eventual privatisation of the companies.

Vowing to fight on, the 74-year-old called on supporters to protest in a way lawmakers would be unable to ignore.

Lawmakers made it obligatory for everybody to take at least one bath each week on Saturday night in Vermont.

But a bigger drop in prices might change lawmakers' minds and hasten an agreement, as it would expose the costs of dithering.

American lawmakers said the language of the aid package could not be changed.

Nor have lawmakers shown any enthusiasm for resurrecting the wall that used to exist between commercial and investment banking.

Even if lawmakers reached a deal on their own, it would be heavily tilted towards spending cuts - the last thing a fragile US economy needs.

ft. (790 sq m) office near the White House, equipped with a studio for upcoming Facebook Live episodes with lawmakers.

The company has also become a focus of Washington as lawmakers and regulators grapple with online privacy issues and Internet security.

After he received information about the order, Mr Callahan did not approach lawmakers to correct his earlier testimony.

We want you to keep it in mind that your state lawmakers pass laws that affect you as well.

A large group of Japanese lawmakers has visited a controversial war shrine in Tokyo, but Prime Minister Shinzo Abe did not join them.

Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy, Republican Senator John Ensign and other lawmakers are relieved to see a swift end to Craig's sex scandal.

Lawmakers often meet with the president, but usually for no more than an hour or two.

So it was perhaps only a matter of time before lawmakers took an interest in the bizarre case of Vernon.

Most of the money has yet to be spent. But already some lawmakers and others are saying the economy might need more.

But as U. S. lawmakers prepared to debate whether China should face sanctions for its forex policy, Beijing also sent the yuan rising.

U. S. President Barack Obama is calling on lawmakers to help him boost the economy with a new trade deal and compromises on tax cuts.

South Korean Foreign Minister Yoo Myung-hwan told lawmakers Tuesday joining PSI was the correct move for a "mature nation. "

After the Wall Street Crash, markets were deemed to have failed and US lawmakers attempted to regulate short-cuts through the crisis.

But he and she are as much a part of the fabric of English history as the monarchs, lawmakers and political leaders they defied.

Offshore drilling is one of four actions the president wants lawmakers to take to increase U. S. energy production.

However, in comments that will aggravate many US lawmakers, he indicated that the Yuan would only be allowed to appreciate gradually.

In giving the institute such a complicated name, lawmakers had to define "totalitarianism. "

GM and sympathetic lawmakers boosted their calls Monday for the federal government to bail out the company.

Local wildlife officials and lawmakers are holding public meetings to hear from fishermen and seafood sellers.

Some lawmakers are calling for BP to put as much as $20 billion into a special compensation fund.

Shortly after returning to Islamabad, Qureshi informed the Parliament Friday about his discussions with the U. S. lawmakers.

Perhaps a better way to win over judges and lawmakers would be to highlight poker's place in the American psyche.

Industrial policy appears to be at least as important to lawmakers as competition.

Lawmakers warn that such a limit might unintentionally hurt honest, hardworking families in rural America.

But he predicted that in time, the debate will settle down, and lawmakers will get the specifics they want from the president.

But Mr Snyder will have to persuade Michigan's lawmakers that it makes political sense as well.

Greenspan has urged Washington lawmakers and policymakers to stand aside and let the economy heal on its own.

Protesters shouted calls for Mr Hayward to face criminal charges and lawmakers fired a volley of complaints at him.

He said his administration would work with lawmakers to shape legislation.

As the uproar grew, lawmakers began crafting bills that would impose taxes of up to 100% on the bonuses.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Monday it would be "appropriate" for lawmakers to consider "a fiscal package. "

Lawmakers must now reconcile differences between the Senate bill and a similar measure that passed the House of Representatives in December.

Lawmakers also raised the prospect of new legislation to tighten safety rules in light of the growing complexity of vehicles.

When Calhoun finished his speech to the Senate, southern lawmakers crowded around the old man, congratulating him.

'We urge the American side to stop the disgusting actions of this small group of anti-Chinese lawmakers, ' Mr. Liu said.

President Barack Obama's announcement of a gradual drawdown of American forces in Afghanistan is getting mixed reviews from U. S. lawmakers.

Alternatively, they asked that an independent committee, made of up of clerics, lawmakers and experts, review the charges of vote rigging.

Lawmakers in both countries say the actions were necessary to bring under control spiraling addiction and a notoriously shady business.

Tea party-backed lawmakers echo that argument, and they're not exempting the military's multibillion-dollar budget in a time of war.

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says emergency legislation will be presented to lawmakers within the next two days.

Even some members of Papandreou's Socialist party are not behind his measures. On Thursday, two lawmakers from his party stepped down.

Vietnamese lawmakers have elected a new parliamentary leader as part of a government reshuffle by the ruling Communist Party.

'It would be an unmitigated disaster' not to act, Mr. Wagoner told lawmakers.

Schumer said he expected the bill to pass "resoundingly" early in October when lawmakers return from a break.

The president said it should not take the risk of "economic catastrophe" to force lawmakers to work together and do their jobs.

U. S. President Barack Obama has urged Congress to act, promising to make another push even as he and lawmakers clash over budget issues.

Last month, the State Department went further, telling lawmakers that the U. S. would also object should China seek an exemption.

He signed the bill Tuesday at the White House, before Democratic lawmakers and people with stories of health insurance problems.

Rank and file lawmakers have come under increasing pressure at home to address the shaky economy, said several Democratic leadership aides.

Even some GOP lawmakers became critical of the war's management, and growing numbers of politicians were urging Bush to replace Rumsfeld.

Then, after all that, the lawmakers delayed the vote.

In Washington, the White House and the S& P sparred over the downgrade, as did Democratic and Republican lawmakers.

Some American lawmakers and security strategists criticized the White House Sunday for failing to more clearly define the mission.

Congress held hearings this week. Lawmakers urged the Obama administration to increase efforts to help Mexico crush the drug cartels.

He said lawmakers have a responsibility to lead through the even more difficult debates to come.

Lawmakers will also try to extend exemptions to the alternative-minimum tax, or AMT, by the end of the year.

Perhaps the president's emphasis on incentives will change the minds of the law's critics, and those of reluctant lawmakers.

He urged the American public to support his Iraq policies and called on lawmakers to take action to boost the U. S. economy.

The preliminary talks are separate from the formal negotiations among lawmakers and White House officials that began on Wednesday.

It may face a hostile reception by lawmakers if it tries to tap the second half of its promised $700 billion.

This was what Governor Schwarzenegger said last week when he proudly announced a deal with lawmakers.

The company has an image problem, however, among US lawmakers - who accuse it of maintaining links with China's military.

Subcommittee chairman, Democratic Congressman William Delahunt, is among lawmakers who say the United States bears a special obligation.

Abolishment of law refers to the activities that lawmakers set aside current laws as invalid in the light of statutory power and procedure.

Over the last several years, Chinese officials have learned the value of lobbying both U. S. lawmakers and executive branch policymakers.

The lawmakers say a revaluation is needed to help correct skewed trade flows that give an unfair competitive advantage to Chinese goods.

As lawmakers debated how to overhaul financial regulations, their mantra was that, if nothing else, the era of "too big to fail" was over.

Mr. Bush urged lawmakers to put politics aside, saying the American people have waited too long for action.

The question is whether free traders in Congress will be able to sway enough fellow House lawmakers to pass the deals.

Lawmakers continued to work on the plan Saturday.

Republican lawmakers have criticized the president repeatedly for increasing government spending and running large deficits.

" Opposition lawmakers also expressed dissatisfaction that this is the ruling party " unilateral act.

Additionally, the number of ethnic minority lawmakers should also be ensured, in line with the law.

Some Republican lawmakers have accused the White House of giving information to the news media.

Lawmakers who approved TARP last October originally thought it would be a way to take bad assets off bank balance sheets.

Some lawmakers saw the move as an attempt to pressure the employees into giving up their bonuses voluntarily.

Analysts worry lawmakers may be painting themselves into a corner.

If lawmakers do not act, President Bush says critical accounts at the Department of Defense will soon run dry.

White House budget director Peter Orszag told U. S. lawmakers Tuesday that investing in health care is key to creating economic growth.

Protest leaders said they would attempt to use recall powers to oust lawmakers who break campaign promises on the issue.

The lawmakers sacrifice the truth discovery in exchange of national, social and personal value which needs more important protection.

Confederate lawmakers finally began to discuss the idea of using slaves as soldiers.

And Australia's Parliament House reverses a ban on guards and attendants from using the word " mate" to address lawmakers and visitors.

Mr. Geithner has told lawmakers he'll file in a 'timely' manner, without a more specific commitment.

Opposition lawmakers Monday put forward a draft constitution that would curtail the powers of the president.

It made sense when travelling to and from the state capital was hard and lawmakers had farms or other business to get back to.

However, that still means that just under half of lawmakers have no educational background in economics, finance, business or law.

In 2008, Huawei gave up on an attempt to acquire the networking company 3Com after Republican lawmakers played the national security card.

During a second day of congressional testimony, Clinton tried to calm anxious lawmakers while acknowledging she shares their worries.

U. S. lawmakers are threatening to impose penalties or tariffs on China if it doesn't let the yuan continue to climb.

America's lawmakers are celebrating Independence Day by taking a few days off.

In the United States, Better Place and its lobbyists are working on giving lawmakers information about its plan.

US lawmakers have rejected the biggest proposed government intervention in the US economy since the Great Depression of 1929.

Lawmakers from both parties will probably be very hesitant about reducing defense spending.

The report also turned up the heat on lawmakers to offer federal aid to auto makers.

Lawmakers in the U. S. are pressing the Obama administration to take a stronger stand on China's currency.

In his weekly radio address Saturday, the president urged lawmakers to renew anti-terrorism legislation that allows U.

He currently commands the loyalty of at least 150 ruling-party lawmakers, by far the biggest faction in the parliament, or Diet.

There is less than a week left in the term. Mr. Skelos must schedule a vote, and New York's lawmakers need to do what is right.

Several Labour lawmakers called for him to step down and some cabinet members visited him separately.

The Bush administration and congressional lawmakers appear to be nearing an agreement on legislation to boost the slumping U. S. economy.

Many U. S. lawmakers have long contended that China's tightly controlled exchange rate gives unfair support to its exporters.

UK and US lawmakers regard it as shameful to be expelled from the legislative chamber. The speaker's authority is never questioned.

The White House hopes lawmakers will return to Washington in early September having heard an earful from voters about jobs and the economy.

Anger was the common reaction of Americans this week . Too to bonuses pay paid at rescued financial companies, lawmakers hell .

The money is an addition to the government's more than $205 billion budget for the year 2009, which must be passed by lawmakers.

And lawmakers in Rhode Island are considering a bill that would require state schools to offer the choice of a three-year degree.

The company finally apologised on Sunday, after US lawmakers demanded information about what the company knew, and when.

Staying overseas and out of reach when lawmakers passed an urgent provision, President Barack Obama employed the auto pen to sign it.

Some lawmakers in the United States also think the agreement should call for the destruction of the weapons.

He vowed the coalition would not include lawmakers with President Musharraf's Pakistan Muslim League party.

Called a Communist maverick, Yeltsin holds a newspaper put out by an Inter - Regional Group of Soviet lawmakers in July 1989.

Timothy Dolan, New York's archbishop, lambasted lawmakers for tampering "with a definition as old as human reason" .

North Carolina lawmakers are saying that banning clotheslines is not the right thing to do.

It's fair to ask whether America's lawmakers could do it again.

A group of Democratic lawmakers in Wisconsin blocked passage of a sweeping anti-union bill Thursday by ignoring orders to attend a vote.

Mr. Obama used a news conference to step up pressure on lawmakers before another White House negotiating session.

and, whatever Mr Obama's inclinations, promises that are not backed by lawmakers won't stick in the long run.

Their aim was to spur passage of legislation Michigan lawmakers are debating to increase the state's share of school funding.

Negotiators cut more than most Democratic Party lawmakers wanted, but less than most Republicans wanted.

Uribe; ColombiaThe president criticized U. S. lawmakers for blocking a vote on a free trade deal with Colombia which he says is.

The opposition arising from Washington lawmakers is nothing new.

As the president talked tough, lawmakers pledged to explore ways to stop him.

S. lawmakers are also considering legislation that would more narrowly define who can be exempt from position limits.

U. S. lawmakers want Iraq to use bigger oil profits to pay for more of its own reconstruction.

Lawmakers met by jeers and taunts Tuesday as they held town hall meetings on the president's health care reform plan.

Lawmakers in the U. S. House of Representatives are actually debating Chinese currency policy Wednesday.

As lawmakers prepare to return to their home states for a summer recess, the president pressed for more momentum.

In the face of continued Republican opposition, Obama is keeping up pressure on lawmakers to approve the small-business measure.

Established political institutions channel dissent and create incentives for leaders, lawmakers, and bureaucrats to govern democratically.

Many had been hoping these draconian kickers would act as an incentive for the 12 lawmakers to reach a deal in time for Thanksgiving.

Lawmakers urged the Obama administration to increase efforts to help Mexico crush the drug cartels.

However, the vote by US lawmakers was the closest any chairman of America's central bank has ever come to not being reappointed.

Is in a meeting of lawmakers were buildings shook, walked to the parking lot of provisional shelters, after 15 minutes of the Chamber.

S. agriculture. Lawmakers heard from the American Soybean Association, USDA and EPA, and officials from the agriculture chemical industry.

The lawmakers know that when they go home after the legislative session they have to live with the same laws as everyone else, he said.

Lawmakers have 180 days to rewrite the state's marriage laws or to create a new system of civil unions.

Other traditional opposition lawmakers are also increasingly signaling a preference to work with, rather than against, Beijing.

In remarks Sunday, Mr. Tsang urged lawmakers to approve the project at the next session, set for Friday.

Angry Republican lawmakers were quick to react, saying the president overstepped his authority in making the appointment.

Most officials and lawmakers in Washington refrained from criticising the possible sale of a US institution.

President Obama has said it would be a waste of money to build more F-22's, a stance many U. S. lawmakers supported.

On Wednesday, lawmakers will present her with the Congressional Gold Medal, the nation's highest civilian honor.

Lawmakers could try to impeach the president, but Mr. Musharraf also has power to dismiss parliament.

But it remains uncertain if lawmakers in New Jersey, which already permits same-sex civil unions, will bring the issue to a vote.

U. S. lawmakers are likely to react to the move at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on China trade policy scheduled for Wednesday.

But Republican lawmakers are angry over the disclosure, accusing President Obama of preempting bipartisan efforts.

In his speech, he encouraged lawmakers from both parties to upgrade the tone of debate, but not to stop debating.

But it was concern about the U. S. economy that dominated Mr. Bush's session with lawmakers.

A number of lawmakers in Ms. Merkel's own center-right coalition, as well as opposition parties, have also criticized the rescue plan.

The IMF said that if American lawmakers failed to agree a new debt ceiling by next week, it would also affect global financial markets.

Opposition lawmakers blasted Mr. Kan, who was previously finance minister, for his initial response Thursday to the downgrade.

If lawmakers do not do something soon to prohibit spam, the problem will certainly get much worse.

Two factors enabled lawmakers to feel comfortable opposing carbon-pricing policies in whatever form they came this year.

Lawmakers appear keener on bilateral trade agreements, in which America can dictate terms more easily, than on multilateral compromises.

And once one company does something that grabs the public attention, many often follow, which then gets the attention of the lawmakers.

But the decision not to give the contract to the Chicago-based company has angered lawmakers in Congress from states with Boeing factories.

I do not believe that our lawmakers or others are aware of the degree of impairment of our fiscal brakes.

As lawmakers' tempers flared, White House officials scrambled to respond.

American lawmakers have also long complained that China suppresses the value of the yuan to lower the price of its exports.

The new regulation has been the subject of long and heated debate among the city's lawmakers.

House Lawmakers are reviewing a Democratic Health Care Reform bill ahead of a floor debate expected tomorrow.

Twenty-two years ago, state lawmakers swore fealty not to king or queen but to amusement parks and tourism.