Pelosi rejects Hastings bid
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The incoming leader of the U.S.  House of Representatives on Tuesday rejected a bid by a  lawmaker earlier ousted as a federal judge on corruption  charges to head a congressional panel that helps protect  America's security.
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The House of Representatives defied the White House yesterday by refusing to make an expiring surveillance law permanent, prompting a harsh exchange between Republicans and Democrats as they prepared for an extended, election-year battle over national security.
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Sen. John McCain, his presidential campaign weighed down by Iraq, on Monday rejected a proposal from two fellow Republicans demanding a new war strategy that would limit the role of U.S. troops.
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Senior Liberal Democrats yesterday moved to clear the way for the election of their new leader tomorrow by rejecting an appeal by David Cameron to join him in a new 'progressive alliance' against a centralising Labour government
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The House on Tuesday rejected moves by conservatives to cut taxpayer subsidies for Amtrak as backers of the money-losing passenger railroad cemented their position in the Democratic Congress.
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Hours after House and Senate negotiators reached final agreement yesterday on a bill to implement recommendations of the September 11 commission, the House Republican Conference rejected it
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The House on Thursday rejected a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage but gave Republican leaders a consolation prize by putting lawmakers on record on an
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A key member of the family that  controls Dow Jones & Co.  opposes a $5 billion bid by  Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Corp. (NWSa.N), fearing the sale would  endanger the Wall Street Journal&#39;s independence, the paper  reported on its Web site on Thursday.
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Argentine leader Cristina Kirchner rejects US allegations that Venezuela tried to fund her campaign.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair is refusing to fly to the United States to receive a medal bestowed on him by the nation for his support over last year's Iraq war.
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TORONTO, Dec. 7 -- Canada's House of Commons rejected a move Thursday by Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper to reopen debate on a national law permitting same-sex marriages.
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A judge on Friday denied a defeated congressional candidate's request for a new Republican primary, saying the state court lacks jurisdiction.
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Let the bidding begin! A federal judge Thursday rejected a government attempt to block Oracle&#39;s proposed takeover of rival PeopleSoft.
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The federal judge overseeing the criminal case against former White House budget director David A. Stockman yesterday rejected a bid to remove the lead prosecutor.
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The Lebanese parliamentary speaker, a prominent Shiite who has been negotiating on behalf of Hezbollah, rejected the U.S.-French draft U.N. cease-fire resolution on Sunday because it did not include the government's plan for ending the fighting.
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The next holder of the EU presidency rejects a French bid to debate on Turkey's EU membership bid.
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The Bancroft family has rejected a proposed plan asking them instead to seek stronger guarantees of editorial independence as a condition of selling Dow Jones.