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RS Constitutional Court on Bosniak veto

The Constitutional Court of the Serb republic (RS) has decided that Aleksandar Džombić’s appointment as prime minister did not harm the interest of Bosniaks. The Bosniak (Muslim) delegates in the RS Council of Peoples vetoed Džombić’s appointment early January, explaining that it harmed vital Bosniak interests.

We Won! Bill to Retroactively Immunize Mortgage Fraud Defeated

A friend on the Hill just wrote me the following:HR 3808 Veto UpheldHR 3808 went down.Most Democrats voted to uphold Obama’s veto. Nearly all Republicans voted to override Obama’s veto.I’m somewhat surprised at the roll call, I hadn’t expected…

“UNSC veto, Serbia’s new Kosovo tactic”

If Serbia’s Kosovo draft fails to garner support at the UN General Assembly this fall, Belgrade will shift the focus of its fight for Kosovo to another UN body. This is according to daily Večernje Novosti, which said that the plan was to turn to the UN Security Council, where the country is supported by permanent members Russia and China, who, in turn, have a right to veto any decision.

In Bizarre, Soviet-Style Move, White House Threatens to Veto Intelligence Budget Unless FBI’s Anthrax Frame Up Is Accepted

In a bizarre, Soviet-style move, the White House has threatened to veto the intelligence budget unless everyone accepts the FBI frame up of Dr. Bruce Ivins.As Bloomberg writes: President Barack Obama probably would veto legislation authorizing the next…

Schwarzenegger F-Bomb? Governor Gives Tom Ammiano The Finger In Veto Letter

The Terminator’s always had a way with words, but did Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger use a coded message to flip Tom Ammiano the bird in a veto last week? After all, the San Francisco assemblyman did make news by telling the conservative governor to “kiss his gay ass.”
It appears it is The Gov who may get [...]

Schwarzenegger Expected To Veto Social Programs

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday is expected to use his line-item veto power to make additional cuts to the California’s latest spending plan – a move advocates fear could hurt the poor.

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Defense Contractors Lobby For More F-22s, Obama Threatens Veto

The F-22 stealth fighter jets may no longer be needed, but its manufacturers, Lockheed Martin and Boeing, are lobbying aggressively to keep them in the defense budget. So far, they are succeeding.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates strongly oppos…