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The United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives are the two bodies of the Legislative Branch of the U.S. Government. The U.S. Senate is composed of 100 members, 2 from each State, who are elected to serve for a term of 6 years. Senators were originally chosen by the State legislatures. This procedure was changed in 1913 by the 17th Amendment to the Constitution which mandated that Senators be elected by the people. There are 3 classes of Senators, and a new class is elected every 2 years. A Senator must be at least 30 years old, must have been a citizen of the United States for at least 9 years, and must be a resident of the State from which they are elected.
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The United States Senate is on the Verge of Officially Sanctioning Torture, Lying and the Enabler of the Largest Number of Executions in Recent United States History. They Will Give Gonzales the Nod and Shame America as a Nation that Endorses Torture.1/7
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WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, September 12, 2006, the United States Senate approved a resolution of advice and consent for the United States-Uruguay Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT). The countries signed the treaty at the Summit of the Americas, in Mar del Plata, Argentina, on November 4, 2005. The Government of Uruguay completed its domestic ratification procedures in December 2005. The treaty will enter into force thirty days after the exchange of instruments of ratification.
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Late Sunday evening, October 11, 2004, the United States Senate followed the U.S. House of Representatives in unanimously passing a concurrent resolution (H. CON. RES. 473) expressing the sense of the Congress that the anniversary of 9-11 should be permanently established as an annually recognized day of voluntary service, charity and compassion, and calling upon the President to issue a proclamation to that effect. A team of O'Connor & Hannan partners created and executed the strategy that resulted in the passage of the resolution. Fred Dombo led the O&H team in the bipartisan, pro bono effort that included George Hochbrueckner and Tim Jenkins.
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A multi-year, industry-led public information program begins today to share information about agricultural biotechnology with people in the United States and Canada. The program,sponsored by the Council for Biotechnology Information will include a web site, toll-free consumer number, information materials, and television and print advertising.
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In 1908, the United States Senate passed a bill to aid in the erection of a monument at Point Pleasant. Located in the southern end of the town of Point Pleasant, Battle Monument State Park commemorates the Battle of the Revolution fought between Colonial troops and Indians, on October 10, 1774. The park's centerpiece is an 84-foot granite obelisk that honors the Virginia militiamen who gave their lives during the battle, while the statue of a frontiersman stands at the base. Smaller memorial tablets in the park are dedicated to Cornstalk and to "Mad" Anne Bailey, whose mad exploits in thwarting the Indians earned her the nickname.
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