Congress adjourns for election with work unfinished
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Leaving behind a pile of unfinished work, members of the scandal-rocked U.S. Congress adjourned and went home on Saturday to ask voters to re-elect them in five weeks.
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U.S. lawmakers return to work on  Tuesday from a month-long recess with time running out for  Republicans to pass legislation and impress unhappy voters as  they try to retain control of Congress in November 7 elections.
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Ridiculed as the "do-nothing" 109th U.S. Congress, the Senate and U.S. House of Representatives on Monday begin a brief session to wrap up whatever work they can, install a new defense secretary and approve money to prevent a shutdown of government services.
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WASHINGTON - The Senate resolved a dispute delaying passage of a sweeping corporate tax bill and two spending bills for disaster relief and homeland security last night, clearing the way for senators to adjourn today to hit the campaign trail.
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U.S. lawmakers return to work on   Tuesday from a month-long recess with time running out for   Republicans to pass legislation, impress unhappy voters and   retain control of Congress in the November 7 elections.
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This monthÂs midterm election revealed that the country is still far from able to ensure that every vote counts.
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When the U.S. Congress adjourned in the early morning hours Saturday, it left a number of technology-related bills unfinished, including two bills addressingÂ fraudulent access to personal telephone records.ADVERTISEMENTMAKE SOA REAL WITH IBM WEBSPHERE PODCASTStreamline processes and maximize efficiency within a proven service oriented architecture. Take back control of your business processes with IBM WebSphere.
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After a shift of power, there's little political will to finish incomplete agenda issues this session.
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A Republican-led Congress criticized for producing little but political rancor is likely to end its term this week with at best a grade of "Incomplete."
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Legislation to tighten rules on  approving foreign takeovers of American companies has stalled  in the U.S. Congress until after the November elections, House  and Senate lawmakers said on Friday.
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Faced with pressures to deal with a spate of unanticipated natural disasters as well as with the election-year needs of dozens of key constituencies, Congress moved this week
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Problems loom for the presidential election including voting equipment changes that could delay the outcome past Nov. 2, a group of international observers said Tuesday in a report.
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Congress wrapped up work Friday on legislation focused on national defense, Iraq, terrorism and illegal immigration as Republicans pinned their hopes for keeping control of the House and Senate on making national security the theme of the Nov. 7 election.
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The number of Nov. 7 House general elections in which the winner has not been firmly established has dwindled to four. But at least one of these, the controversy-plagued contest for the open seat in FloridaÃ¢ÂÂs 13th District, is unlikely to be decided for weeks Ã¢ÂÂ and even has the potential to kick off the Democratic-controlled 110th Congress in January with a dispute over whether to seat the certified winner.
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The presidential race isn't the only important election this year. At least 470 congressional seats will be up for grabs in November, with Democrats hoping to expand their narrow majorities and crack some of the impasses that have stymied action on many issues.
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A Congress derided as do-nothing has a week before breaking for the elections to do something, and the prospects are cloudy.
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A fresh attempt by the sharply divided parliament to elect a Lebanese president was likely to be postponed for the ninth time Monday amid a political impasse that continues to hold up the army chief's election for the post.