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The 2007 State of the Union address was a speech given by United States President George W. Bush on Tuesday, January 23, 2007, at 9:13 P.M. EST. The speech was given in front of a joint session of Congress, presided over by Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Dick Cheney in his capacity as President of the Senate.
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The House Page Board is a group of elected and appointed officials who oversee the United States House of Representatives Page Program.
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The dismissal of U.S. Attorneys controversy was initiated by the unprecedented[1] midterm dismissal of seven United States Attorneys on December 7, 2006 by the George W. Bush administration's Department of Justice. Congressional investigations focused on whether the Department of Justice and the White Housewere using the U.S. Attorney positions for political advantage.
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Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) that was signed into law on August 5, 2007. It removed the warrantrequirement for government surveillance of foreign intelligence targets "reasonably believed" to be outside of the United States.
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The cloture procedure originated in the French National Assembly, from which the name is taken. Clôture is French for "ending" or "conclusion". It was introduced into the Parliament of the United Kingdom by William Ewart Gladstoneto overcome the obstruction of the Irish nationalist party and was made permanent in 1887. It was subsequently adopted
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is an Act of Congressconcerning the energy policy of the United States.
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is an Act of Congress in the United States designed to prohibit the improper use of genetic information in health insurance and employment.
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was a $288 billion, five-year agricultural policy bill that was passed into law by the United States Congresson June 18, 2008. The bill was a continuation of the 2002 Farm Bill. It continues the United States' long history of agricultural subsidyas well as pursuing areas such as energy, conservation, nutrition, and rural development
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Foreign Intelligence SurveillanceAct makes it illegal to intentionally engage in electronicsurveillance under appearance of an officialact or to disclose or use information obtained by electronicsurveillance under appearance of an officialact knowing that it was not authorized by statute; this is punishable with a fine of up to $10,000 or up to five years in prison, or both.
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The original proposal was submitted to the United States House of Representatives, with the purpose of purchasing bad assets, reducing uncertainty regarding the worth of the remaining assets, and restoring confidence in the credit markets
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![The Republican minority disputed the results of a vote to recommit. This led to an investigation by the House Select Committee on Voting Irregularities.[10]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.timetoast.com/public/uploads/photo/2042783/image/22584538888d98e90d65495f13981f03?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAJB6ZCNNAN7BE7WDQ%2F20250909%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250909T015344Z&X-Amz-Expires=604800&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=6dbb16a3d0e53e4e4012a810b0d18e198d420f05f65ec32fcdab8ea108011487)
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