What Government Did Today

Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass. Bill: H R 3667 Vote description: Clyde L. Hillhouse Post Office Building Result: Passed, 386-0, with 48 not voting

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Congress 111, House vote: Vote 913: H R 3667

Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, As Amended. Bill: H RES 727 Vote description: Supporting the Goals and Ideals of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month Result: Passed, 385-0, with 49 not voting.

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Congress 111, House vote: Vote 912: H RES 727

Question: On the Nomination.

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Congress 111, Senate vote: Vote 354: On the Nomination

Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, As Amended. Bill: H R 3029 Vote description: To Establish a Research, Development, and Technology Demonstration Program to Improve the Efficiency of Gas Turbines Used in Combined Cycle Power Generation Systems Result: Passed, 266-118, with 50 not voting

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Congress 111, House vote: Vote 911: H R 3029

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Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate, 11/30/09

November 30, 2009 Dear Madam Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) I am transmitting an alternative plan for locality pay increases for civilian Federal employees covered by the General Schedule (GS) and certain other pay systems in January 2010.

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Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated the following individuals to serve as United States Attorneys: Christopher A.

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President Obama Nominates Four U.S Attorneys

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Willie Lee Richardson, Jr., to be United States Marshal for the Middle District of Georgia.  Richardson currently holds the rank of Supervisory Criminal Investigator in the United States Marshals Service. “Willie Richardson has distinguished himself throughout a long career in public safety,” President Obama said.  “I am grateful for his service and pleased to nominate him to continue protecting his fellow Americans as a United States Marshal.”  Willie Lee Richardson, Jr., to be United States Marshal for the Middle District of Georgia Willie Richardson is currently employed with the United States Marshals Service.  He joined the Service in 1989 and presently holds the rank of Supervisory Criminal Investigator.  From 1986 to 1989, he was employed with the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office, Valdosta, Georgia, as a Deputy/Investigator.  Mr. Richardson received an Associate’s Degree in Applied Science from the Community College of the Air Force in 1984, and served in the United States Air Force from 1981 to 1985

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President Obama Nominates Willie Richardson to be U.S. Marshal for the Middle District of Georgia

In capital habeas proceedings, circuit court’s order reversing a district court’s grant of a habeas petition is reversed where it was objectively unreasonable for a state court to conclude that there was no reasonable probability the sentence would have been different if the sentencing judge and jury had heard the significant mitigation evidence that petitioner’s counsel neither uncovered nor presented, including evidence of petitioner’s mental health or mental impairment, his family background, or his military service. Read Porter v.

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Porter v. McCollum, No. 08-10537

"If true, this would be yet another serious violation of Iran’s clear obligations under multiple UN security council resolutions, and another example of Iran choosing to isolate itself. The international community has made clear that Iran has rights, but with those rights come responsibilities.

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Statement by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on Reports About Iran's Nuclear Program