United States House of Representatives
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Coleen Rowley: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's Criminal Trial May Shine Light on Roots of Terrorism...civilian death toll. This finding led Israel's Likud government to activate its powerful U.S. lobby, which pressed the House of Representatives to denounce the Goldstone report, which the House did on a 344-36 vote. In a wondrous display... In this article: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Israel, United States, Ramzi Yousef, Dick Cheney, Yosri Fouda, Zacarias Moussaoui, and CIA |
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JPost.com Front Page Top Stories | November 12, 2009
Olmert: Goldstone Report 'hypocritical'
...war crimes and possible crimes against humanity in its three-week crackdown on Hamas terrorists in Gaza, has been rejected by Israel and the US House of Representatives, but received broad support at the UN General Assembly.
In this article: Ehud Olmert, Jerusalem, Shimon Peres, UN, Israel, The Jerusalem Post, US House Of Representatives, and Hamas
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Yahoo! News | October 31, 2009
US Congress to vote on UN Gaza report (AFP)
...were thought to have been killed. The UN General Assembly will take up the Goldstone report one day after the US House of Representatives vote, which is sponsored by two Republicans and two Democrats. Goldstone recommended that the...
In this article: US Congress, US House Of Representatives, UN, Israel, Agence France Presse, Hamas, Barack Obama, Gaza, and All rights reserved
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Huffington Post | November 14, 2009
James Zogby: A Debate Worth Noting
...by both Hamas and the Israeli Defense Forces. Why does the U.S. House want to reject an accounting of Hamas' terrorism against Israeli civilians, as if thousands of rockets were not fired at Israel? And why would this resolution want to deny...
In this article: Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Brian Baird, California, Allegation, and United States Congress
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Reuters | November 03, 2009
House: U.N. report on Gaza war crimes is biased
...biased WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday condemned as biased a U.N. report accusing Israel and Hamas of war crimes in Gaza, and urged President Obama to oppose U.N. endorsement of its findings. The House...
In this article: U.N., Israel, Gaza, Hamas, Barack Obama, All rights reserved, U.N. Human Rights Council, Thomson Reuters, and NYSE
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True/Slant | November 04, 2009
House of Reps, US Media turn a blind eye to war crimes
...even though it accuses both Israel and Hamas of possibly committing war crimes. Yesterday the House of Representatives voted 344 to 36 "to oppose unequivocally any endorsement" of the Goldstone report, which reflects the...
In this article: Israel, United States, Hamas, Gaza, Allegation, House of Representatives, and UN
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boston.com - Latest world news | April 22, 2009
Clinton sets conditions on Palestinian government with Hamas
...conditions. "We will not deal with nor in any way fund a Palestinian government that includes Hamas unless and until Hamas has renounced violence, recognized Israel and agrees to follow the previous obligations of the Palestinian...
In this article: Hillary Clinton, Hamas, United States, Reuters, Washington, Israel, E mail, House of Representatives, State Department, and Benjamin Netanyahu
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Wikipedia | May 21, 2009
Portal:Current events/2007 May 24
...events/2007 May 24 The United States House of Representatives approves a $US 100 billion bill to fund the US war effort in Iraq and Afghanistan without a timetable for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq. Israeli soldiers arrest 33...
In this article: Hamas, Gaza Strip, Methane, Coal, Naser al-Shaer, Iraq, Nablus, Deir al-Balah, and West Bank
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New Kerala | January 23, 2009
Hamas not affected by Israeli assaults: Palestine envoy
Uzair made the remarks after meeting Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Chairman Hidayat Nurwahid and House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Agung Laksono at the parliament building here Friday, the Antara news agency reported.
In this article: Hamas, Palestine, Antara, House of Representatives, and Israel
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www.washingtonpost.com | February 19, 2009
Around the World
Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) and two members of the House of Representatives traveled to the Gaza Strip, in the highest-level visit by U.S. lawmakers since the Islamist Hamas movement seized power in the territory in 2007. Kerry did...
In this article: Robert Mugabe, Mexico, Ayman Nour, John F. Kerry, Dubai, United States, and United Arab Emirates
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The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Each state receives representation in the House proportional to its population but is entitled to at least one Representative; the most populous state, California, currently has 53 representatives. The total number of voting representatives is currently fixed at 435. Each representative serves for a two-year term. The presiding officer of the House is the Speaker, and is elected by the members.
Because its members are generally elected from smaller (an average of 693,000 residents as of 2007) and more commonly homogenous districts than those from the Senate, the House is generally considered by some sources to be a more partisan chamber. The House was granted its own exclusive powers: the power to initiate revenue bills, impeach officials, and elect the President in electoral college deadlocks.
The House meets in the south wing of the United States Capitol.
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