• Questioning defence psychiatrist Dr Robert Adams, Mr King said the defendant by-passed security by "waving an old ticket".

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  • When the opening goal arrived in the 18th minute it was a result of the midfield being by-passed altogether.

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  • Like overcrowded market towns, such objective rules are made to be by-passed.

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  • The bill has been passed by -- a bill has been passed by the House and I anticipate that energy legislation will be taken up some time over the course of the next several weeks in the Senate, and hopefully we can get something done before Congress adjourns this year.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • The fact that you could reduce energy consumption not just by 40 percent -- which was mandated by the laws we passed -- but by 80 percent.

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  • The healthcare law - officially known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, but commonly dubbed Obamacare by opponents - was passed in 2009 without a single Republican vote in Congress, and signed into law by President Obama in June 2010.

    BBC: Obama health law faces Supreme Court judgement

  • Since 1998 it has passed on--or been passed over by--most every big sports contract to come up for bidding.

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  • And the same economists who have looked at the economic proposals put forward by the President -- that have yet to be passed by Congress -- and the economic proposals that House Republicans in particular tout say, on the House Republican side, some of them would actually do near-term damage to the economy.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee -- whose upset win in Iowa came after being outspent by millions of dollars by Romney -- passed former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani to gain third place.

    CNN: Poll: Obama opens double-digit lead over Clinton

  • Hungary's justice ministry has proposed a motion - not yet passed by MPs - that appears to address some of the concerns raised by the European Commission.

    BBC: Hungary backtracks in row with EU over constitution

  • And we certainly think that the initiatives taken -- put forward by the President, taken up by Congress and passed -- had a lot to do with that.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • Campaign finance reform was derailed in the House on Thursday when lawmakers shelved consideration of the Shays-Meehan bill -- similar to the McCain-Feingold legislation passed by the Senate -- through a procedural vote.

    CNN: Supporters vow to vote on campaign finance reform

  • At issue was whether the Authorization for Use of Military Force -- passed by Congress after the September 11, 2001, attacks -- gave the president the power to order the indefinite military detention of an accused terrorist seized on domestic soil.

    CNN: 'Enemy combatant' ruling goes administration's way

  • With all the hysterical talk about slowing takeovers with legislation, about curbing the spread of junk bond acquisitions and foreign buying of U.S. assets, few people seem aware that our current tax code--passed by Congress and approved in general by the business community--provides a huge bounty to people whether Americans or foreigners, who want to take over companies.

    FORBES: How The Government Subsidizes Leveraged Takeovers

  • The measure -- called a "continuing resolution" -- passed Thursday by a vote of 96-0 after a day of Democrats blaming Republicans for mismanagement of the process and Republicans saying the Democrats have been obstructionists.

    CNN: Senate passes bill to keep government running

  • Homeowners had been hoping for rate cut which - if it had been passed on by lenders - might have seen some people's mortgage payments reduced.

    BBC: UK interest rates unchanged at 5%

  • The SDLP amendment was defeated by 78 votes to 13 and the main motion was passed by cross-community consent.

    BBC: Continuation of the Department of Justice

  • On Thursday evening, the Senate, by a vote of 86-8, passed an energy bill that will raise fuel-economy standards by 40% and dramatically boost production of ethanol and other biofuels.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • The ATV - the biggest, most sophisticated spacecraft yet flown by the European Space Agency - passed just 30km under the ISS as it moved to the parking position.

    BBC: Total cargo: 4,860kg

  • The ball was handled by spectators, which should have denied Wales the right to take a quick throw-in, but Wales captain Matthew Rees was handed a different ball by a ball-boy and passed in to Mike Phillips peeling round the blind side.

    BBC: James Hook flourishes as Wales fly-half

  • This sudden respect for the wisdom of Washington has been prompted by anti-immigration laws passed in Arkansas's neighbours, Oklahoma and Missouri.

    ECONOMIST: Where would Arkansas be without immigrants?

  • At one point during the parade broadcast, Storm added a personal note as a float honoring the parade's president -- a nurse -- passed by.

    CNN: Sportscasting pioneer returns to TV after serious burns

  • The membership of the committee is made up by -- is comprised entirely of members of Congress with a mandate passed into law by Congress, majorities of both parties -- or members of both parties.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • The Keystone amendment, offered by Senators John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, and Max Baucus, D-Montana, passed by a vote of 62 to 37.

    CNN: Senate passes its first budget proposal in four years

  • The report - which was passed by 521 votes to 50 at the daily voting session later in the day - is part of a consultation process being undertaken by the European Commission until the end of the year on VAT reform.

    BBC: MEPs urge reform of VAT rules

  • Last year's vote on a controversial Dodd-Frank rule requiring U.S.-listed oil and gas companies to report payments to foreign governments for oil rights passed by a 2-1 vote on party lines.

    WSJ: Tangle of Ties Binds SEC's Top Ranks

  • Target (nyse: TGT - news - people ) for using a CAPTCHA on its site that couldn't be passed by the sight-impaired.

    FORBES: Identity Theft

  • The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed it last week by 285-144.

    BBC: Congress votes to extend US borrowing limit

  • The government wants the bill - which was eventually passed by MPs and will now move to the Lords for consideration - to be law by 21 July when Parliament breaks up for its summer recess.

    BBC: Brown condemns 'personal attacks'

  • The spending cut vote -- similar to one passed by the House last year that went nowhere in the Senate -- was added to the docket later Thursday, to appeal to conservative legislators upset about backing a tax increase without acting on spending and protecting the military budget.

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