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  • House, Senate convene for 111th Congress

    01/06/2009 9:23:26 AM PST · by NormsRevenge · 12 replies · 439+ views
    AP on Yahoo ^ | 1/6/09 | Andrew Taylor - ap
    WASHINGTON – The House and Senate have convened for a new Congress that will immediately confront the country's struggling economy. ... The opening of the new Congress came on the same day that Senate officials denied a seat to Roland Burris because of a dispute over his appointment by Gov. Rod Blagojevich (blah-GOY-uh-vich).
  • Latino congress could convene in Los Angeles

    06/11/2006 9:19:16 AM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 48 replies · 932+ views
    Daily Bulletin ^ | 6/11/06 | Rachel Uranga and Maria Hsin
    Inspired by the millions of immigrants who took to the streets to demand legal residency, Latino advocacy groups and politicians have called for a national Latino congress to keep the issue in the political spotlight. Organizers are inviting leaders from across the political spectrum to Los Angeles -- the country's Latino epicenter -- to draft an agenda to strengthen immigrant rights, health care and education. "These mobilizations have shown that the immigrant community and the Latino community have political potential in impacting public policy,'' said Angela Sanbrano, president of the National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities. "But we...
  • PLEASE! STOP POSTING SAME MESSAGE ON ALL BOARDS!

    08/16/2002 7:39:49 AM PDT · by Merchant Seaman · 754 replies · 30,137+ views
    Annoyed Reader
    The purpose of FreeRepublic.com's multiple message boards is to limit the topics for each board to particular topics. Posting the same message on all the boards defeats the purpose of multiple-boards for special topics. It is very annoying to see the same message on every bulletin board. PLEASE! DO THE READERS A FAVOR. STOP CROSS-POSTING YOUR MESSAGES!
  • Iraqi National Conference will convene as planned

    08/14/2004 9:02:56 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 2 replies · 271+ views
    Bakersfield Californian ^ | 8/14/04 | Jamie Tarabay - AP
    BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - The head of Iraq's delayed National Conference said Saturday that the violence raging in Shiite areas of the country would not affect the crucial gathering due to start the next day. "This is a perfect time for the conference to discuss the current problems and find solutions," Fuad Masoum told journalists. The gathering of 1,300 delegates will help elect a 100-member national assembly that is to shepherd the country to its first democratic elections, scheduled for the end of January. The conference was to have been held by the end of July under a law passed...