Later in the morning, the President will deliver remarks at the Building and Construction Trades Department Legislative Conference.

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Two of the most impressive objects in the American wing are a carved wooden lion taken as a war prize from the legislative assembly in York (now Toronto), a building the Americans burned to the ground in April 1813.

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Today he sent a legislative agenda to the Hill that includes cutting taxes for small businesses, building on the 17 small business tax cuts he has already signed into law.

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Last week, ARTBA, along with the Associated General Contractors of America, held a legislative "fly-in": 500 people signed up, representing 28 construction and building associations and union groups.

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They and their advisers relied almost entirely on building the institutional strength of the executive branch, from their use of signing statements to circumvent the legislative will to a reliance on covert national security procedures that were intended to avoid legislative prohibitions enacted in the 1970s.

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In a much-anticipated budget statement to Hong Kong's Legislative Council last week, Tsang confirmed press reports that the government is holding talks with Walt Disney Co. on building a theme park in the territory.

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