Earlier Mr Harvie's amendment 10, which required the government to consult publicly when it came to report to parliament on the progress of the legislation, passed.

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Where once the Duma the lower house of parliament furiously tried to impeach the president, and the Kremlin sacked prime ministers on a whim, the worries now are about missed growth and inflation targets or the slow progress of useful bits of legislation.

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After all, they have been working overtime to try to obscure the true nature of shariah and to prevent the enactment of legislation that would interfere with the considerable progress being made below the radar in states across the country: the insinuation of shariah into the American judiciary.

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He said he welcomed the progress the legislation represents in resolving what he said was longstanding unfairness of immigration policies when it comes to the needs and experiences of Vermont dairy farmers.

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In addition, the legislation requires progress reports on Iraq, along with independent evaluations of the situation there.

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We're making progress, but I think the President is still focused on ensuring the quick implementation of the recovery legislation and the continued monitoring of different aspects of our recovery, whether it's housing, financial stabilization, capital markets.

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