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Liberal MP Peter Milliken has once again been elected as Speaker of the House, beating out seven other candidates after five ballots of secret voting.
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Ontario Liberal MP Peter Milliken was re-elected as Speaker of the House on Tuesday as Parliament returned for a new session amid an uncertain economic climate and with a pledge to bring more decorum to the House of Commons.
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Portfolio's Matt Malone interviewed ex-Random House CEO Peter Olson last month and no one noticed! Mr. Olson, who was given a teaching position at the Harvard Business School after German media conglomerate Bertelsmann removed him from the top of their publishing empire earlier this year, sounds like he's pretty happy to be out of the game, or at least at peace with it. Most of what he says is pretty anodyne, except for when he tells Mr. Malone that the hardest lesson he has ever learned is "not being overly distracted by short-term goals or the demands of a corporate parent." Who knows how much this Q&A was edited and rearranged, but the brevity of the remark makes it seem like he's only pretending to say something vague and banal, and is actually referring to something specific. Namely, his decision to fire Ann Godoff from Random House's flagship imprint in January 2003 for not meeting profit expectations. read more »
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When members of the House of Commons return to Parliament later this month, their very first order of business will be to elect a speaker. Liberal MP Peter Milliken has held the job since 2001. And now, some Conservatives intend to challenge him for it. Merv Tweed, MP for Brandon-Souris will stand for speaker, as will Andrew Scheer, re-elected in the riding of Regina-Qu'Appelle.
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Despite increased Democratic majorities in the House and Senate, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., pledged a bipartisan, centrist agenda moving forward in the next Congress and under the Democratic administration of Barack Obama. "We have an opportunity and a responsibility and the American people should and will hold us accountable," Pelosi said at a press conference Wednesday. "We have to do what government is supposed to do."
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The heads of Chrysler, Ford and GM and the president of the United Automobile Workers are set to meet House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over aid for the companies.
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The heads of Chrysler, Ford and GM and the president of the United Automobile Workers are set to meet House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over aid for the companies.
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Blunt made the decision after Democrats expanded their congressional majorities and captured the White House
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi sought legislation on Tuesday to bail out failing automakers, saying she was confident an emergency measure would be approved next week.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- After the toughest fight of his long political career, Alaska voters have returned Republican incumbent Don Young to the U.S. House for his 19th term....
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WASHINGTON -- The Bush White House stressed Monday that it supports help for the struggling auto industry, but believes it should not be taken from the $700 billion financial system rescue program.
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President-elect Barack Obama announced a couple more members of his economic team on Tuesday and promised to ferret out government programs that are no longer useful and represent an unnecessary expense to taxpayers.
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Situations Modeling Agency's director Vitalii Bala, if they try to nominate Pliusch for the post of the Ukrainian speaker, the conflict inside the Our Ukraine People's Self-Defense Bloc faction will toughen showing the deputies' distrust in the actions of President
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- The speaker of the Illinois House is taking the first step toward possibly impeaching embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich....
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State lawmakers are expected to consider impeachment proceedings against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich when they meet on Monday.
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King Albert II of Belgium has called on the speaker of the lower house of parliament, Herman Van Rompuy, a Christian Democrat, to form a new government to replace that of former prime minister Yves Leterme.
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Posted by Ray Long, Rick Pearson and Monique Garcia at 6:05 p.m.; last updated at 6:30 p.m. (earlier live blog below) A state legislative committee unanimously voted today to recommend the Illinois House impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich based on allegations...
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When Samuel Peter and Vitali Klitschko climb through the ropes tonight for their World Boxing Council heavyweight fight at the O2 World Arena in Berlin it brings together two serious punchers in a division that is barely recognisable as the place where the greats of the ring once performed.
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Christie Brinkley's ex talks about why he cheated with a teenager.
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ABC's Jon Karl highlights the seats up for grabs in Congress.
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East Texas man is constructing a dwelling out of straw bales and mud plaster.
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Display consists of 5,000 squashes, with 70 varieties of pumpkins.
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Q Is it a good idea to deed our house to one of our children, or would it be better to just put these instructions in our wills? What is the downside to doing this?
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The Fairfax County apartment building where Genevieve "Gini" Orange was killed last month has also quietly housed recovering alcoholics and drug addicts for years, including the man accused in her death, Mark E. Lawlor.
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Not every man returning from the Second World War received a hero's welcome, finds Juliet Nicolson
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He said that many presidential advisors and politicians who would like to live in Ukraine without the parliament are confident that as soon as a presidential decree on the parliament's dissolution is published, the Verkhovna Rada will be unable to
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Briton Lewis Hamilton secured pole position for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix, in a bid to extend his World Championship lead. The McLaren driver will start ahead of Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen on the front row.
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Just as President Bush is convinced he did the right thing in Iraq, he is convinced he is doing the right thing on the economy.
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A man dies in hospital after being rescued by firefighters from a house fire in Blackpool.
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West Hollywood officials, who have talked of closing the club, worry that continued violence there could turn away chic, wealthy customers the area is hoping to attract as it goes upscale. Back in 1966, the Sunset Strip was at the heart of the counter-culture music scene when the problems started. The famed row of nightclubs and hotels was hit by what became known as the "Sunset Strip Riots," when hundreds of young people waving "We're Your Children! Don't Destroy Us" and "Ban the Billy Club" signs protested a police-imposed curfew and anti-loitering laws.
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If your car is running out of fuel because the petrol tank is leaking, you don't pump in more gas.
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The new approach, which would have the government inject capital directly into banks, is one that administration officials had publicly opposed.
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