In 2001 he began looking for a place to build a holiday house for himself.
Tonight, just before the House went on its planned holiday break, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) announced that there would not be a vote.
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During the 2012 holiday season alone, more than 90, 000 visitors will have the chance to tour the White House holiday decorations, all hung with care by a team of crafty staff and volunteers.
The theme of the 2012 White House Holiday decorations is "Joy to All".
Mr Wallis said he had never been against second homes but added that changing the use of a house to a holiday let or second home should require planning permission in the same way as changing a shop into a house.
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Homeowners in Cornwall could be forced to ask for permission to use their property as a second house or holiday let.
The family returned home from holiday to find the house ransacked.
Hanukkah has always been this "potato pancake holiday" in my house.
February was also a holiday month, so many house hunters had time off to make a deal on a new property.
Mr Davis has surprised some at Westminster by taking a summer holiday in Florida while the House of Commons is still sitting.
Inmates at Kirkham Prison have previously restored a boat for Donna's Dream House, a holiday home in Blackpool for seriously ill children.
All guests who come through the doors of the White House throughout the holiday season are invited to fill out an Operation Honor Card pledging to serve their community.
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You don't have to be prudish to feel queasy reading such pledges, especially with the knowledge that Francine and the twins were present in the house over the holiday season when he wrote them.
This month, more than 90, 000 people have come through the White House to see the holiday decorations.
And I wanted to continue that part of the tradition during our first holiday season here at the White House.
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Of course, the only real alternative to being fat, sleepy and useless in the living room is to actually get out of the house and do some early holiday shopping with the masses.
Mrs Jones, who has never been on holiday, has lived in the same house near Bala for 40 years and works 20 hours a week admitted she was "shocked" by her new financial status.
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After hours of this dance with the elements, we repaired to the ivied big house which was the former holiday pad of the Marquis of Sligo, Baron of Mont Eagle and Earl of Altamont.
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The payroll tax holiday would replace a provision in the House-passed economic stimulus bill to send rebate checks to those who did not receive them this summer -- those who do not make enough to pay income tax but are still subject to payroll taxes.
Visitors know they've reached the right place when they see the brightest house on the street, complete with holiday music.
The house was Torquay-born Agatha Christie's holiday home from 1938 until 1959.
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Coretta Scott King and Stevie Wonder presented in 1982 to Tip O'Neil, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, in support of a federal holiday.
The tax holiday would only be good for a year, however, and House Republicans, and even the President, are looking for longer term solutions.
One woman, who declined to be named and lives nearby, said the man's parents were not at the house when police arrived as they were currently abroad on holiday.
Some years, Alicia's mom hosts the holiday gatherings, and other years, Alicia says she invites everyone to her house.
Greenway House, near Dartmouth, Devon, was used by Christie as a holiday home from 1938 until 1959.
The front window of the house has a replica of the leg-shaped lamp from the classic holiday movie "A Christmas Story".
The new plan also would also be in effect for the Christmas travel season, and White House Press Secretary Dana Perino said the Federal Aviation Administration was imposing a holiday moratorium on nonessential maintenance projects, allowing all FAA personnel and equipment to be focused on keeping flights on time.
The House back-benchers now demand a one year extension of the payroll tax holiday.
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