World news about “Senator” published by euronews.
Connecticut Senate votes to end death penaltyThe state of Connecticut is a step closer to abolishing the death penalty, after its Senate voted 20-16 in favour of getting rid of capital punishment. The… 05/04/2012
France risks Turkish wrath with Armenia voteThe French senate is to vote today on a bill making it illegal to deny that the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks nearly a century ago was genocide… 23/01/2012
Weekend scramble to stave off US defaultUS lawmakers have a long weekend ahead of them as they scramble to raise the government’s debt limit by an August 2 deadline and prevent an unprecedented… 30/07/2011
Senate confirms Obama Supreme Court nomineeThe US Senate has approved President Obama’s nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, making her only the fourth woman in history to sit on America’s… 06/08/2010
Bernanke reappointed as Federal Reserve ChairmanThe US Senate has approved Ben Bernanke’s nomination to a second four-year term in charge of the Federal Reserve. Senators voted 70-30 for Bernanke despite… 29/01/2010
Republicans win hits Obama’s legislative agendaOne year into his presidency Barack Obama has been hit by a serious political blow after Republican Scott Brown won the senate seat of Massachusetts… 20/01/2010
