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  • 19/12/2012 | Argentina

    Senate approves new Ambassador to US

    The Senate closed activities for 2012 yesterday with an extraordinary session in which it passed the appointment of María Cecilia Nahón as Argentine ambassador to the US and established January 31 as an “extraordinary national holiday” to commemorate the Assembly of the Year 1813.

  • 11/11/2012 | Argentina

    Kirchnerites willing to approve 'Per Saltum' this week

    The Lower House of Congress will hold a debate on Wednesday, as the pro-goverment bloc is willing to approve the "Per Saltum" bill.

  • 29/11/2012 | Argentina

    Senate approves capital markets regulation bill

    The Upper House of Congress approved today a government-sponsored bill to regulate capital markets by 40 votes in favour and 22 against.

  • 18/12/2012 | Argentina

    Human trafficking law bill cleared for debate

    Lower House's committees cleared the Human trafficking law bill for debate, and will discussed at the floor tomorrow. The bill has been preliminary approved by the Upper House.

  • 31/10/2012 | Argentina

    Lower House approves teen vote

    The Lower House of Congress approved the government-sponsored teen suffrage bill, that allows 16-18 year olds the chance to vote in national elections, by 131 votes in favour and 2 against.

  • 31/10/2012 | Argentina

    Senate approves 2013 Budget bill

    The Upper House of Congress passed the 2013 Budget bill and turned into law as the ruling party and its traditional allies hold the majority. According to the budget, the country will grow at a 4.4 rate, inflation will be 10.8 percent and the official dollar exchange rate will be 5.10 pesos.

  • 02/11/2012 | Argentina

    Teen vote law comes into force

    The teen vote law, given the nod yesterday by Lower House lawmakers and President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, was made official today and signed into the Official Gazette by way of decree 2106/2012.

  • 23/10/2012 | Argentina

    'Per saltum,' Budget 2013 bills cleared for debate

    The Budget 2013 and the bill aimed at regulating the so-called “per saltum” were cleared for debate by the Upper House's Budget, Treasury and Constitutional Affairs Committees, respectively. Both bills will be debated at the floor on Wednesday 31.

  • 24/10/2012 | Argentina

    Lower House approves ART law reform

    The Lower House of Congress approved the reform of the ART risk insurance law with 139 votes in favour and 82 against. The bill had been preliminary approved by the Senate on October 3.

  • 30/10/2012 | Argentina

    Senate to debate Budget, 'per saltum' bills

    The Upper House of Congress will debate the Budget 2013 and "per saltum" bills in an intense session that is expected to last several hours.

  • 16/10/2012 | Argentina

    Senate to debate youth vote on Wednesday

    Senators will debate on Wednesday the bill seeks to allow 16 and 17 year-old youngsters to vote and the designation of former senator María Perceval as new ambassador to the U

  • 17/10/2012 | Argentina

    Upper House preliminary approves teen suffrage bill

    The Upper House of Congress preliminary approved the polemic teen suffrage bill, which will allow teenagers between the ages of 16 and 18 the opportunity to vote in the national election.

  • 18/10/2012 | Argentina

    'Abortion discussion to be opened at some stage,' Senator Fernández

    A day after the Uruguayan senate legalized abortion, Senator Aníbal Fernández didn’t hold back to mention the subject with regards to Argentina stating that “the discussion on abortion will be opened at some stage,” but was unsure about whether it would happen “right away.”

  • 02/10/2012 | Argentina

    Senate preliminary approves ART bill reform

    The Upper House of Congress preliminary approved the reform of the ART risk insurance law, with 41 votes in favour and 19 against. Meanwhile, the "femicide" sentences bill was unanimously approved, passed back to the Lower House.

  • 09/10/2012 | Argentina

    Lower House clears ART bill reform for debate

    The Workers Legislation, Budget and General Legislation committees of the Lower House of Congress cleared the workers risk insurance (ART) law reform for debate and will be at the floor on October 24. The bill has already been preliminary approved by the Senate.

  • 16/10/2012 | Argentina

    'Argentina's transformation has yet to be completed,' Kicillof

    Deputy Economy Minister Axel Kicillof was the key speaker in the 2013 Budget bill debate taking place in a special committe session in the Senate today. The bill was recently approved by lawmakers in the Lower House of Congress.

  • 19/09/2012 | Argentina

    Senate debates bills that could give 16 year olds, foreigners the vote

    The Senate began debating two bills that, if passed into law, would allow young people between the age of 16 and 18 to vote, as well as foreigners who have been living in the country for two years.

  • 19/09/2012 | Argentina

    Pro-gov't lawmakers further defend teen suffrage bill

    On entering the Senate’s session today, in which the teen suffrage bill was being debated, senators for the Victory Front caucus further defended the bill highlighting the positive effects the possible new law could have on the next election.

  • 19/09/2012 | Argentina

    Teen vote: ‘We are betting on the youngsters,’ Sileoni

    Education Minister Alberto Sileoni came on stage today to defend a draft bill that would allow minors between the age of 16 and 18, and foreign residents to vote. The debate bagan this morning at the Upper House. The official was the first speaker in a parliamentary session that is expected to last the entire day.

  • 05/09/2012 | Argentina

    Senate committee debates bill that could give 16-18 year olds the vote

    The Senate began today the debate of the bill that, if passed into law, would allow young people between the age of 16 and 18 to vote, as well as foreigners who have been living in the country for two years.

  • 12/09/2012 | Argentina

    Senate approves Banco Ciudad bill

    The Senate approved the law that passes court funds from Banco Ciudad to Banco Nación, with 39 votes in favour of the measure and 25 against. The law was passed after an intense, six hour debate and as the Banco Ciudad employees staged a protest outside Congress to reject the measure.

  • 13/09/2012 | Argentina

    'I had absolute certainty of the bribes,' 'Chacho' Alvarez

    Former vice-president Carlos “Chacho" Alvarez assured today that he gathered several elements that have him absolute certainty on the payment of bribes to senators to pass the labour reform bill in April 2000.

  • 28/08/2012 | Argentina

    De La Rúa pleads not guilty

    Former president Fernando de la Rúa assured he is innocent and denied that bribes were paid in order to pass a disputed labour reform bill in 2000.

  • 28/08/2012 | Argentina

    Senate committees debate Banco de la Ciudad bill

    Senate committees of Economy and Investment, Budget and Finance, and Justice and Criminal matters, debating today a ruling party's bill that proposes funds from future court cases to be moved out of the Banco de la Ciudad to the Banco de la Nación, but did nor clear it for debate on the floor.

  • 04/09/2012 | Argentina

    Banco Ciudad bill musters quorum in Senate committee session

    The bill that proposes moving judicial funds from Banco Ciudad to Banco Nación mustered quorum today in a plenary committee session in the Senate.

  • 21/08/2012 | Argentina

    Ex Ciccone take over bill cleared for debate

    The bill to take over the currency printing South American Values Company, formerly known as Ciccone, was cleared for debate by the Constitutional Affairs, Budget and General Legislation Committes, and will debated at the Lower House of Congress tomorrow.

  • 21/08/2012 | Argentina

    Pontaquarto ratifies bribes were ordered by De la Rúa

    Former Parliament Secretary Mario Pontaquarto ratified today in court than then President Fernando de la Rúa ordered the payment of bribery in order to guarantee that Peronist senators voted workforce flexibility law in April 2000.

  • 22/08/2012 | Argentina

    Lawmakers approve Ciccone expropriation bill

    The Lower House of Congress has approved the bill that declares the mint South American Values Company (CSV), formerly known as Ciccone Calcográfica, of public use and subject to expropriation by the national government, in a special session.

  • 14/08/2012 | Argentina

    Trial over alleged Upper House bribery begins

    The trial against ex President Fernando de la Rúa over the alleged payment of bribes began at the Senate with the reading of the causes by the prosecutor that investigated the event that took place in April 2000 in order to achieve the approval of the Labour Relaxation Law.

  • 15/08/2012 | Argentina

    Senate approves Gils Carbó's designation as prosecutor-general

    The Senate approved Alejandra Gils Carbó’s appointment as prosecutor-general in today’s debate,  with 63 votes in favour and 3 against.

  • 17/08/2012 | Argentina

    Lower House's Kirchnerites call for special session over Ciccone

    The Lower House of Congress called for a special session for next Wednesday to debate the bill to take over the currency printing South American Values Company, formerly known as Ciccone, preliminary approved by the Senate last night.

  • 11/07/2012 | Argentina

    Senate clears way for debate on Gils Carbó Prosecutor General designation

    The Senate officially cleared the way for the National Government’s request to appoint Alejandra Gils Carbó as Prosecutor General. The designation will be debated in a public hearing on August 7th and Senators will vote on August 15th.

  • 07/08/2012 | Argentina

    Gils Garbó's appointment as Procurator General cleared for debate

    The Government’s letter requesting Alejandra Gils Carbó’s appointment as Procurator General  was cleared  for debate by the Senate's Agreements Committee and will be debated on the floor on August 15th.

  • 08/08/2012 | Argentina

    Lower House approves Banco Ciudad bill

    The Lower House of Congress approved today a bill that, if passed by the Senate will have court deposits moved from Banco Ciudad to Banco Nación, in a short session following the opposition’s early withdrawal from the debate.

  • 30/06/2012 | Argentina

    'Moyano's power is starting to wither,' Pichetto

    The head of the Kirchnerite bloc in the Senate Miguel Ángel Pichetto, spoke today in heavy criticism of secretary-general of the CGT umbrella union Hugo Moyano, and said that “he had more power before marching to the square than after,” referring to Wednesday’s mass rally to the Plaza de Mayo.

  • 10/07/2012 | Argentina

    'Moyano has lost his sense of direction,' Aníbal Fernández

    National senator Aníbal Fernández refreshed his criticism against CGT umbrella union boss Hugo Moyano this morning, by labelling him a ‘transvestite,’ and stating that he “has lost his sense of direction."

  • 10/07/2012 | Argentina

    Govt's letter suggesting Gils Carbó for Prosecutor General reaches Senate

    The National Government’s request to designate Alejandra Gils Carbó as the new Procurator General reached the Upper House, and senators are expected to formally clear it for debate and move forward with her appointment process on Wednesday.

  • 31/05/2012 | Argentina

    Opposition blasts Medina's approach to the economy

    Members of the opposition came on stage to criticise points made during Cabinet Chief Juan Abal Medina’s address in the Senate yesterday.

  • 05/06/2012 | Argentina

    Senate committee clears Reposo's appointment for debate

    After a 10-hour public hearing, the Agreements Committee voted in favour of debating the appointment of Daniel Reposo as the new Procurator-General on the Senate floor. While answering questions from the senators, Reposo clashed strongly with members of the opposition.

  • 23/06/2012 | Argentina

    Senate to hold special session to reject Paraguay's 'institutional coup'

    The head of the Kirchnerite caucus in the Senate Miguel Angel Pichetto confirmed that the Senate will hold a special session to reject the ‘institutional coup” which took place on Paraguay on Friday.

  • 26/05/2012 | Argentina

    Cabinet Chief Medina to give first speech at Senate

    Cabinet Chief Juan Manuel Abal Medina will pay a visit to the Senate on Wednesday next week, in order to report on President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s administration.

  • 29/05/2012 | Argentina

    Senate postpones Cabinet Chief's visit

    The Senate postponed Cabinet Chief Juan Manuel Abal Medina’s visit, which was scheduled for Wednesday, due to the fact that the Government official did not reply to the questions sent by senators. The Cabinet Chief must give a report on President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's administration.

  • 30/05/2012 | Argentina

    'Argentina needs to go through process of de-dollarization,' Abal Medina

    While speaking before Congress, Cabinet Chief Juan Manuel Abal Medina said Argentina needs to go through a “de-dollarization” process and assured that “there is a segment of the Argentine population that has an obsessive-compulsive mania of thinking in dollars.”

  • 10/05/2012 | Argentina

    'It's very important to debate my designation with the Senate,' Reposo

    Daniel Reposo, the administration’s pick to fill the seat of the prosecutor-general, recently left vacant after Esteban Righi tendered his resignation, said on Ambito Debate that he was confident all lawmakers would be able to “clear any doubts” they had towards him when he submits himself to the vetting process in Congress.

  • 15/05/2012 | Argentina

    Govt's request to appoint new Prosecutor General reaches Senate

    Lawmakers in the Upper House confirmed that they received on Monday the National Government’s written request to appoint current SIGEN head Daniel Reposo as the new Prosecutor General.

  • 16/05/2012 | Argentina

    Senate accepts to debate Reposo's appointment as Prosecutor-General

    The Senate accepted the document recommending Daniel Reposo to replace Esteban Righi as Prosecutor-General sent by the National Government and readies to begin discussing its approval on June 5.

  • 03/05/2012 | Argentina

    UCR's Deputy Aguad says party backs YPF expropriation due to 'pressures'

    Radical Party’s Oscar Aguad assured today that a large majority of his Radical fellow-lawmakers reject the YPF draft bill to expropriate 51 percent of energy company YPF sponsored by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, but they have been “pressured during the past two weeks” to back the project.

  • 08/05/2012 | Argentina

    Senate committee clears Electoral Code Reform bill for debate

    The draft fill over the reform of the National Electoral Code sponsored by the Executive branch was cleared to be debated by a majority vote at the Upper House’s Constitutional Affairs Committee and will be debated on Wednesday 16.

  • 09/05/2012 | Argentina

    Senate passes 'gender idendity' law

    The Senate approved the gender identity bill, which allows citizens to officially change their name and sexual identity if they wish to so, without the need to request a special permission in court.

  • 26/04/2012 | Argentina

    Senate passes YPF expropriation bill

    The Upper House passed Repsol-YPF’s expropriation bill late last night after debating for more than 15 hours. With 63 votes in favour, 3 against and 4 abstained from voting, Senators passed the bill sent to Congress by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner that calls for the expropriation of 51 percent stake in YPF oil and gas giant, which are currently held by Spain-based energy company Repsol. Now the bill will be sent to the Lower House for final approval next week.

  • 29/04/2012 | Argentina

    Aguad calls UCR to ‘rebuild identity’, confirms disagreement with YPF expropriation

    Radical party’s Deputy Oscar Aguad came on stage to reaffirm his differences with the party’s decision to vote in favour of the expropriation of YPF on next Thursday’s Lower House’s session, and confirmed that he will not endorse the measure.

  • 02/05/2012 | Argentina

    Lower House debates YPF draft bill

    The Lower House of Congress began the YPF draft bill debate over the expropriation of the oil company that has been already preliminary approved by the Senate. The session went on until midnight and will go on a recess to continue today at 10am. The government-sponsored bill will determine the expropriation of the 51 percent of the shares of YPF so far owned by Spain-based energy company Repsol.

  • 22/03/2012 | Argentina

    Senate passes Central Bank reform

    After a long debate that ended at press time last night, the Upper House passed the reform of the Central Bank’s Charter, which would authorize the organization to transfer money to the Treasury and expand its regulatory power in both financial and exchange activities.

  • 18/04/2012 | Argentina

    Senators clear for debate YPF expropriation bill

    With the presence of oil and gas experts, and opposition parties, the Upper House's Budget and Finance, Constitutional Affairs, and Energy committees cleared for debate the YPF expropriation draft bill presented by the Executive Power, after a second day of talks. Thus, the draft bill will reach to the Lower House for debate on Wednesday next week.

  • 25/04/2012 | Argentina

    Senate expected to approve YPF takeover bill

    A vote on the YPF takeover bill was expected late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning as the Upper House kept debating the bill which President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner sent to Congress this week. The bill calls for the expropriation of a 51 percent of YPF’s shares, currently owned by Spanish oil company Repsol.

  • 22/12/2011 | Argentina

    Senate approves Newsprint, Land Ownership Bill

    The Upper House of Congress approved the Land Ownership bill with 62 votes in favour and 1 against. During the second day of the 48-hour marathon extraordinary session, the Senate also approved the controversial Newsprint bill which establishes that the printing and distribution of newsprint is of public interest.

  • 14/03/2012 | Argentina

    Upper House passes motion to amend Criminal Code

    Senators unanimously passed a bill that looks to aims to erase from the Criminal Code an article that allows a victim of rape to forgive his/her sexual aggressor. They also ratified a declaration claiming sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands.

  • 21/03/2012 | Argentina

    Senate preliminary approves subway service transfer bill

    The Upper House preliminary approved the bill that seeks to transfer the subway service administration to the City. The Senators were debating each article and some of the senators who voted in favour of the motion would express certain concerns. The session will later debate the bill that seeks to reform the Central Bank’s charter

  • 19/12/2011 | Argentina

    Committee clears 2012 budget bill for Senate debate

    The Senate’s Budget and Treasury Committee cleared the 2012 budget bill, which will be discussed on the floor next Wednesday. The extension of the economic emergency bill as well as the one on cigarette and checks taxes were also cleared for debate.

  • 21/12/2011 | Argentina

    Upper House approves 2012 Budget Law, economic bills

    The Upper House of Congress approved the 2012 Budget with 44 votes in favour and 26 against, and a package of economic bills sponsored by the government. Earlier, the controversial Farm Worker Statute that sparked Union protests was approved at the Senate with 68 votes in favor and one against from senator and former president Carlos Menem.

  • 21/12/2011 | Argentina

    Senate approves Farm Worker Statute, despite of protests

    The controversial Farm Worker Statute that sparked Union protests in several locations throughout the country this morning was approved at the Senate this afternoon with 68 votes in favor and one against from senator and former president Carlos Menem.

  • 19/12/2011 | Argentina

    Budget: Fernández says 'no one can tell the President how to govern'

    Senator and former Cabinet Chief Aníbal Fernández blasted the opposition’s intention to modify the bill for the “law of laws” sent by the Executive branch and considered that “no one can tell the President (Cristina Fernández de Kirchner) how to govern.”

  • 19/12/2011 | Argentina

    Lorenzino does not foresee 'strangling of trade balance'

    Economy Minister Hernán Lorenzino said before Parliament today the government does not foresee a “strangling of the trade balance” for 2012, anticipating a positive result.

  • 19/12/2011 | Argentina

    Reinforced Senate to face Venegas’ protest

    Although the Lower House could avoid any demonstration by preliminary approving the new farm worker law at 3am, the Senate had to be fenced to face a protest summoned by UATRE farm hands union leader Gerónimo Venegas. The Agriculture Committee of the Upper House is expected to begin the debate at 6pm.

  • 30/11/2011 | Argentina

    Senate hosts swearing in ceremony for new members

    The parliamentary ceremony was taking place this morning, where 24 senators elected in Buenos Aires, La Rioja, Misiones, Formosa, San Juan, San Luis, Jujuy and Santa Cruz were being sworn in by the Senate president, Julio Cobos.

  • 15/12/2011 | Argentina

    Senate committee to debate 2012 Budget, Economic bills

    The Senate's Treasury and Budget Committee will start discussing today a set of bills that include key proposals from the government such as the Budget for 2012, an extension on the Economic Emergency Law and the validity of check and cigarette taxes, which were psased yesterday by the Lower House after a seven-hour debate.

  • 16/12/2011 | Argentina

    Land ownership bill passed at the Lower House

    The land ownership bill, a legislation aimed at restricting foreign ownership of rural land, was approved by the Lower House early on Friday with 153 in favour and 26 against the new law. The bill now moved to the Senate.

  • 24/11/2011 | Argentina

    Senate suspends last ordinary session of the year

    The Upper House of Congress suspended its last session of the ordinary period that was scheduled for November 30 after the sworn in of the senators elected in October 23.

  • 25/11/2011 | Argentina

    Economy Minister, Cobos crossfire over swearing-in ceremony

    Vice-President Julio Cobos answered to Economy Minister Amado Boudou’s accusations over the new designations in the Upper House of Congress and assured he is “dramatizing situations that have nothing to do with the reality.” Earlier, Boudou assured “I don’t want to even be close to” Cobos in the swearing-in ceremony.

  • 30/11/2011 | Argentina

    Rojkés de Alperovich promises 'loyalty' to President CFK

    The Peronist senator for Tucumán, Beatriz Rojkés de Alperovich spoke today after it was confirmed that she will be sworn in as the provisional president of the Senate and promised full “loyalty” to President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.  The Senate will this morning swear in a third of its members, who were elected in the October 23 elections.

  • 03/08/2011 | Argentina

    Lower House approves 'economic emergency' bill for areas affected by ashes

    The Lower House of Congress resumed its sessions after the winter recess and approved the bill that declares the state of economic and social emergency in the area affected by the ashes of the Puyehue volcano.

  • 28/09/2011 | Argentina

    Senate fails to muster quorum due to an absent Victory Front

    The Upper House did not manage to gather quorum on Wednesday after the Victory Front caucus decided not to enter the Senate floor, since they “had failed to agree on the matters they would discuss with the opposition,” Miguel Angel Pichetto said.

  • 09/11/2011 | Argentina

    Alak urges Senate to pass anti-money laundering bills before year's end

    Justice Minister Julio Alak met with the Victory Front caucus in the Senate in order to push two anti-money laundering bills adding that the Government “expects to have both of them passed before year’s end.” 

  • 03/05/2011 | Argentina

    Garré skips Upper House special insecurity meeting

    Security Minister Nilda Garré was absent from a meeting in the Senate's Justice and Legal Issues Comittee, to which she had been invited to give her opinion regarding a draft bill seeking to declare the state of emergency regarding citizen security issues.

  • 04/05/2011 | Argentina

    Senate passes regulation of maid services

    The Senate unanimously passed a law that will regulate the employment of maid services by expanding several rights, although it postponed an article-by-article review of the law until June 1st.

  • 01/06/2011 | Argentina

    Senate passes amendments to money laundering bill

    With 61 votes in favour and 2 against, the Upper House passed a bill that will amend the Penal Code in order to include money laundering in the list of criminal activities, in compliance with demands by the international Financial Action Task Force (GAFI), which had threatened to sanction Argentina if the changes weren’t made soon.

  • 15/12/2010 | Argentina

    Senate stalls debate over military appointments

    The pro-government sector in the Senate stalled the debate over additional military appointments, which was scheduled for next week, because the opposition refused to include the military appointment of a general from the Army in question.

  • 22/12/2010 | Argentina

    Senate approves military appointments

    The Kirchnerite bloc managed to muster quorum and approve the 300 additional military appointments sent by the Executive Branch to the Upper House of Congress.

  • 30/03/2011 | Argentina

    Senate sends request to open Chubut ballot boxes to committee, upsets Kirchnerites

    After hours of debate, the Senate decided to send a Kirchnerite request calling for a “one by one” vote recount in the Chubut election to the Constitutional Affairs Committee, upsetting the ruling party who intended to table a motion to pass the request.

  • 01/02/2013 | World

    Despite weak Senate performance, Hagel may yet win Pentagon post

    Chuck Hagel's cautious testimony may not have won converts during his contentious nomination hearing for US defence secretary, but it appeared today not to have cost support he will need to be confirmed as the new Pentagon chief.

  • 06/02/2013 | World

    US Senate committee delays vote on Hagel confirmation

    The US Senate Armed Services committee will not vote this week on Chuck Hagel's confirmation as President Barack Obama's next secretary of defence, the panel's chairman said today.

  • 23/01/2013 | World

    Clinton angrily defends handling of Benghazi attack

    Secretary of State Hillary Clinton angrily defended her handling of the Sept. 11 attack on the US mission in the Libyan city of Benghazi and denied any effort to mislead people.

  • 28/01/2013 | World

    US Senate approves $50.5 B Sandy aid package

    The US Senate today approved a $50.5 billion disaster aid package for victims of Superstorm Sandy, three months after the storm destroyed or damaged hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in coastal New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

  • 29/01/2013 | World

    US Senate approves Kerry as secretary of state

    John Kerry's nomination as US President Barack Obama's new secretary of state sailed through the US Senate today, as his fellow senators voted overwhelmingly to confirm him to replace Hillary Clinton as the country's top diplomat.

  • 01/08/2012 | World

    US House approves new Iran sanctions on oil, shipping sectors

    The US House of Representatives passed a new package of sanctions against Iran that aim to punish banks, insurance companies and shippers that help Tehran sell its oil.

  • 13/12/2012 | World

    Susan Rice withdraws as secretary of state candidate

    Susan Rice, the US ambassador to the United Nations and a close confidante of US President Barack Obama, withdrew her name from consideration as secretary of state today in the face of what promised to be a contentious Senate confirmation battle.

  • 01/01/2013 | World

    US Senate approves 'fiscal cliff' deal, crisis eased

    The Senate moved the US economy back from the edge of a "fiscal cliff" , voting to avoid imminent tax hikes and spending cuts in a bipartisan deal that could still face stiff challenges in the House of Representatives.

  • 23/12/2011 | World

    US Congress punts hard payroll tax work to 2012

    US President Barack Obama signed into law a two-month payroll tax cut extension, capping a year of fierce partisan combat over taxes and spending that will resume in January and play heavily in the 2012 elections.

  • 12/01/2012 | World

    US Justice Dept backs Obama recess appointments

    The US Justice Department defended President Barack Obama's controversial recess appointments to two agencies, releasing a detailed legal analysis of why the appointments passed constitutional muster.

  • 17/07/2012 | World

    Mexico bank regulator defends role in HSBC scandal

    Mexico's banking regulator defended its role in a money laundering scandal engulfing HSBC Holdings Plc, saying it had repeatedly told the bank to improve lax controls over suspect funds passing through its accounts.

  • 11/10/2011 | World

    US Senate approves China yuan bill, House fate unclear

    The US Senate approved a controversial bill to punish China over its currency in an effort to save US jobs, sending it to the House of Representatives where its fate is uncertain.

  • 07/12/2011 | World

    Former Illinois governor sentenced to 14 years

    Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for political corruption including attempting to sell the US Senate seat vacated by then President-elect Barack Obama.

  • 17/12/2011 | World

    US Congress passes spending bill to keep gov't running

    The US Senate passed a US$915 billion bill to fund most federal agency activities through next September and avert a government shutdown.

  • 02/08/2011 | World

    US Congress averts default, downgrade fears haunt

    The United States stepped back from the brink of default but congressional approval of a last-gasp deficit-cutting plan failed to dispel fears of a credit downgrade and future feuds over taxes and spending.

  • 07/09/2011 | World

    Italy Senate okays austerity plan, moves to chamber

    The Italian Senate approved the government's widely criticised austerity programme aimed at staving off financial crisis in a vote of confidence called by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

  • 11/09/2011 | World

    Crucial Italy austerity package enters home stretch

    Italy's often revised 54-billion-euro austerity package enters the final stretch on Monday when cuts aimed at balancing the budget by 2013 go before the lower house of parliament, with approval due later in the week.

  • 15/06/2011 | World

    Hackers again break into US Senate website

    Hackers broke into the US Senate's public website for the second time in a week but were prevented from getting any sensitive data, a security spokeswoman said.

  • 28/07/2011 | World

    House will not vote tonight on Boehner debt plan

    Urgent efforts to avoid an unprecedented US debt default hit another snag when some rebel Republican lawmakers refused to back a budget deficit plan proposed by their own congressional leaders.

  • 02/08/2011 | World

    US Senate to vote on debt deal

    Just hours before the Treasury's authority to borrow funds runs out - risking a damaging US debt default - the Senate and President Barack Obama are expected to approve a deal to cut a bulging deficit and lift the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling enough to last beyond the November 2012 elections.

  • 13/12/2010 | World

    US Senate nears key vote on Obama tax package

    The Democratic-led Congress moved toward grudging approval of President Barack Obama's deal with Republicans to extend expiring tax cuts, even for the wealthiest Americans.

  • 22/12/2010 | World

    US Senate approves nuclear arms treaty with Russia

    The US Senate approved a landmark nuclear arms control treaty with Russia, giving President Barack Obama a major foreign policy victory in his drive to improve ties with Moscow and curb the spread of atomic weapons to other nations.

  • 09/03/2011 | World

    Wisconsin Senate passes public-sector union curbs

    Republicans in the Wisconsin state Senate approved Governor Scott Walker's plan to curb the rights of public-sector unions, stripping out the parts that required the presence of their 14 absent Democratic colleagues.

  • 27/12/2011 | Latin America

    Uruguay Senate preliminary approves abortion bill

    Uruguay's Senate passed a bill to decriminalize abortion, a move that underscores the nation's liberal stance on ethical issues in the mainly conservative Roman Catholic region.

  • 27/01/2012 | Latin America

    Hacker group Anonymous targets Mexican websites

    The activist hacker group Anonymous attacked three Mexican government websites in protest at a proposed bill that seeks to toughen local laws about online file-sharing.

  • 22/06/2012 | Latin America

    Paraguay's Congress ousts Lugo, vice-president sworn in

    Paraguay's Congress removed President Fernando Lugo from officeafter a lightning-quick impeachment that he said was tantamount to a coup but pledged to accept.


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