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poliblogger.com - 3/2/2009
Two New House Seats?
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Via the LAT : D.C. vote clears one hurdle to face more For the first time in three decades, the Senate last week approved a bill that would grant a House seat to the district, removing one of the largest hurdles to the measure. The bill passed with a substantial majority, 61 to 37. [...]  ...
thehill.com - 3/4/2009
NRA forces Pelosi retreat
— thehill.com — Democrats may be running the House, but the National Rifle Association (NRA) can still stop a bill in its tracks. House Democratic leaders on Tuesday pulled legislation from the floor that seemingly had nothing to do with guns because the NRA disliked ... (more) NRA forces Pelosi retreat

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ballotbox.governing.com - 2/25/2009
What a D.C. Vote in Congress Means for the Electoral College
— ballotbox.governing.com — posted by Josh GoodmanLegislation to give the District of Columbia a voting representative in the U.S. House cleared a procedural hurdle in the Senate today, bringing D.C. voting rights closer to reality. This occurred even though critics of the bill... (more) What a D.C. Vote in Congress Means for the Electoral College

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american.com - 2/26/2009
Remember the House Bank — The American, A Magazine of Ideas
— american.com — As the federal government moves closer to nationalizing more of America s largest financial institutions, including Citigroup, it s time to recall the history of federal ownership of commercial banks. Certainly, the record of the Second Bank of the ... (more) Remember the House Bank —  ...

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Outside The Beltway | OTB:  Senate Passes DC Voting Bill

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Senate Passes DC Voting Bill
Outside The Beltway | OTB — ... Steven Taylor and I are basically of the same mind on the recent passage by the Senate of a bill to give voting representation in the U.S. House of Representatives to residents of the District of Columbia. I’ve written numerous times over the past six years, so one can consult my ...

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Assessing the House Elections of 2010 — Booman Tribune
Stuart Rothenberg has an analytical piece up that looks at the likelihood that the Republicans will gain or lose seats in the House in the 2010 election. His conclusion is that the Republicans have better odds of gaining seats than losing them, but his analysis is based entirely on the partisan ...
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THE SARCASTIC ROBERT ALT - OF THE HERITAGE FOUNDAT AT THE CORNER TODAY: Let's Have Even More House Members [Robert Alt] Since the Senate has now passed the bill to give DC a voting representative, I have a modest proposal for the House as it takes up the bill next week. Let's have even ...