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Bill Brandt
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Poyningss Law
Poynings's Law (1494), introduced by Sir Edward Poynings, lord deputy 1494–5. It required the lord deputy and council to seek the king's permission to summon an Irish parliament and his approval of proposed draft bills. The king and English privy council sent back a licence to hold... Read more |
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John Charles Spencer Viscount Althorp 3rd Earl Spencer
Althorp, John Charles Spencer, Viscount, 3rd Earl Spencer (1782–1845). By temperament Althorp preferred the pleasures of private life to the tribulations of politics. He was not an eloquent speaker but won the confidence of the Commons by his honesty and ability to convince backbenchers that... Read more |
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Acts of Parliament
Parliament, Acts of. The procedure whereby a bill becomes an Act of Parliament is lengthy and has evolved over many centuries. The main stages of a bill in the House of Commons are first reading, second reading, committee, report, and third reading. The first reading is purely formal with the title... Read more |
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Line-Item Veto
VETO, LINE-ITEM VETO, LINE-ITEM. In 1996 President Bill Clinton received what presidents had wanted for many years, the "line-item veto." This gave the president the power to select out undesirable items in appropriations bills, in bills granting certain tax breaks, and in bills creating or... Read more |
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Omnibus
OMNIBUS [Latin, For all; containing two or more independent matters.] A term frequently used in reference to a legislative bill comprised of two or more general subjects that is designed to compel the executive to approve provisions that he or she would otherwise reject but that he or she signs... Read more |
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Bill Monroe
Bill Monroe Singer, mandolin player For the Record... Read more |
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Bill Russell
Bill Russell 1934– Pr... Read more |
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Speech Or Debate Clause
Speech Or Debate Clause The Constitution provides that members of Congress “for any Speech or Debate in either House … shall not be questioned in any other Place” (Art. I, sec. 6). This protection, which grew out of centuries of struggle between the English parliament and... Read more |
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boat-billed heron
boat-billed heron (Cochlearius cochlearius) See ARDEIDAE; COCHLEARIIDAE.... Read more |
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Italy PM denounces graft charges in court
...Italy's parliament was due to grant him immunity from his graft...future with parliament poised to...a serving premier, thus freezing...expected, parliament approves the immunity bill today local...to another Italian businessman... |