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WASHINGTON — No matter who wins the presidency Nov. 4, Democrats are poised to strengthen their hold on the House of Representatives, leading lawmakers from both parties said Friday.  

(RTTNews) - Top strategists for the Republican and Democratic parties agreed Friday that 2008 will be a bad year for Republicans running for Congress, with the GOP likely to lose ground in the House of Representatives for the second consecutive election - a state of affairs that is historically...  

While the stock market continues to plummet, and you are watching your retirement shrink to its lowest point in five years, you don't have to suffer a complete loss. Bryan Hurlbut, author of Making It Count: Putting Meaning Back in Business and Relationships encourages people to "Use this...  

Congress passed the first New Deal plan in 1933 to revive the suffering economy during the Great Depression. Almost 75 years later, the House of Representatives voted against the $700 billion bailout package Sept. 29. The resolution, which failed with a vote of 205-228, has Congress split on the...  

Democrat Dan Gibbs, the state senate District 16 incumbent, was serving in the Colorado House of Representatives in 2007 when he was selected to fill the vacancy left by Joan Fitz-Gerald, who resigned to run for Congress.  

Barcelona, Spain, 9 October, 2008 (IUCN) – It’s time to wake up and take action to protect the planet’s natural wealth. That’s the message of the first part of IUCN’s World Conservation Congress.  

MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATE) at voting on Charter change should not be held hostage by the "tyranny" of the Senate, a neophyte lawmaker at the House of Representatives has filed a petition seeking to uphold the constitutionality of joint voting by both Houses of Congress.  

If we wanted a lesson in what's wrong with Congress, the House of Representatives delivered it loud and clear in the initial rejection of the Wall Street bailout package.  

The U.S. House of Representatives recently recessed for the elections but did not adjourn sine die which makes it easier for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to call members back for a lame duck session of Congress following the November elections.  

COMMENT ON THIS ! Your Views! After one spectacular failure, the $ 700 billion financial industry bailout found a second life today, winning lopsided passage in the Senate and gaining ground in the House of Representatives, where Republicans opposition softened.  

WASHINGTON, DC (Reuters) — A $ 700-billion financial industry bailout was approved by the US Senate on Wednesday and headed back to the House of Representatives where leaders, stung by a no vote that rocked markets on Monday, were cautiously optimistic it would pass in coming days.  

US: The US Senate has resoundingly passed a sweetened US $ 700-billion Wall Street bailout, spurring hopes the House of Representatives would follow suit after killing an earlier bid to avert a world financial meltdown.  

The US Senate has passed the $US700 billion Wall Street bailout, spurring hopes the House of Representatives will follow suit after killing an earlier bid.  

The US Senate has approved a $US700 billion bailout of the financial industry, putting pressure on the House of Representatives to approve a plan that political and financial leaders are calling crucial to averting economic catastrophe.  

THE US Senate passed a $700-billion financial-market rescue package loaded with inducements for the House of Representatives to approve the measure, following the Houses rejection of an earlier version.