He argued that made the bill "hybrid" legislation - meaning it made reference to local issues as well as dealing with the UK-wide system - and wanted parliamentary clerks known as "the Examiners" to study the proposals.
It's odd that so much has been made of Bill Clinton's friendships with the Hollywood crowd.
Rumor mongers also cite the trip Buffett made with Bill Gates to an Arch Coal (ACI) mine in Wyoming.
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But his opponents also seem keen to avoid the mistakes the Republicans in Washington made over Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky.
There's also a pretty big fuss being made this morning over remarks made by Bill Keller, executive editor at the New York Times responsible for the NYT's web presence.
Much has been made of Bill Clinton's role in his wife's White House bid -- the increasingly aggressive campaign style, the sharpened attacks leveled at Obama that some viewed as carrying racial overtones and the outbursts at some reporters over what he viewed as unfair media coverage.
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The Crime and Courts Bill was given a third reading in the Lords and returns to the Commons for MPs to consider amendments made to the bill by peers.
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Even so, House Republicans should have made sure the bill passed on Monday, Sept. 29.
But I'm pleased that recently added amendments have made this landmark bill even stronger.
For this passage to occur, four changes were made to the bill, all of which seem reasonable.
Investors, however, should watch and see what changes are made as the bill passes through the legislature.
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The Senate bill made a half-hearted effort to prevent such abuses, but failed.
The bill made polluting oil companies responsible for all containment and clean-up costs.
"With the improvements made in this bill I'm confident that members of both parties will support it, " he said.
He said his chamber will hold a Tuesday hearing on the small changes made to the bill in the Senate.
Amendments that have been made to the bill in the Lords will have to be agreed by MPs before it becomes law.
The government would have to report to Parliament at the end of each financial year on any commitments made under the bill.
That's why I sent Congress a jobs bill made up of the kinds of proposals that, traditionally, Democrats and Republicans have supported.
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It said the changes to the bill made by the upper house of parliament late last year had improved the legislation in "important ways".
McCain's amendment failed to pass Tuesday, which means the spending bill made up of about 1 percent earmarks will now go to a vote.
But the modifications made to the bill since it was first proposed by Paulson were not great enough to overcome the reservations of House members.
Ben Nelson (D-NE) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT), would have made the Senate bill's abortion language nearly identical to that adopted by the House last month.
The unrest peaked on Sept. 23, the day the bill made it through parliament, as youths barricaded themselves inside a university campus in Jakarta's business district.
Tory former chancellor and foreign secretary Lord Howe of Aberavon also said he was "certainly not persuaded of the case being made for the bill as it stands".
The announcement was made by President Bill Clinton at the yearly meeting in New York of the Clinton Global Initiative attended by the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova.
Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, who is running for reelection, the bill made it to the top of the "to-do list" for Congress President Barack Obama unveiled earlier this year.
Mr Clegg said earlier on Saturday that he believed members would be "comforted" by the large number of amendments made to the bill since it was originally published.
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