Mexico's Congress has passed key legislation supporting banks'efforts to recover collateral from bad loans in a timely fashion, a move that seeks to boost much-needed lending in times of economic sluggishness.
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President Bush's ambitious education package passed key tests in Congress, surviving a challenge in the House while the Senate proposed adding billions of dollars for poor children and those with disabilities.
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Prime Minister John Howard admitted Tuesday he may face a " tougher time " in passing key laws in the Senate after an embittered independent senator vowed to vote against the government.
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President Bush's ambitious education package passed key tests in Congress, surviving a challenge in the House, while the Senate proposed adding billions of dollars in funding for poor children and those with disabilities.
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Addressing the criticism that the GOP has been more interested in attacking Democrats and holding onto their majority than passing key public policy initiatives, Gingrich tried to turn the tables on his critics.
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The Turkish parliament in Ankara adjourned Saturday without passing key reforms to its penal code _ something the European Commission has said is necessary to the country's bid to join the 25-nation trade bloc.
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He has praised and defended Congress'independence, even when it passed key bills that differed sharply from those he proposed, quoting the U . S . political saying, " The president proposes, but congress disposes ."
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There, he rose through the ranks of Directorate T, eventually supervising the evaluation of the intelligence collected by Line X agents around the world, and passing key information to the relevant users inside the Soviet Union.
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The key figure in the furore, 44-year-old William Mackessy, was charged Monday night with possessing documents likely to be of use to the IRA . Police suspect Mackessy, who worked in Britain's Northern Ireland Office until September 2001, of photocopying and passing key documents to Sinn Fein.
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The Cleveland Plain Dealer has noted that Obhof is instrumental in passing key bills and that he stands out for notching legislative victories . According to local newspapers, he has earned a reputation as a lawmaker with a willingness to work across party lines ."
