Commuters heading to London from Essex have been getting more than journey announcements over the speaker system.
Anna Burke, a Labor parliamentarian, has now taken over as speaker.
Finally, a voice over the speaker announced that the team received its expected signal, and the news was greeted with a round of applause from the operators in mission control.
Jim Allister certainly provided the press with a fair bit of colour on his first day in the Stormont chamber, objecting to the DUP's deal with Sinn Fein over the speaker's position.
We managed to easily knock the speaker over trying to fiddle with it's clumsily locking switch.
The Gamer may be built for fun, but it's all business on the outside -- meaning it avoids the siren call to cover itself in loud colors, over-designed speaker grills and "hardcore" accents.
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And we have Madam Speaker presiding over our House of Representatives. (Applause.) I had the privilege of participating in a historic campaign with a historic candidate, who we now have the privilege of calling Madam Secretary.
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Don't forget, Speaker Gingrich presided over a House of Representatives that impeached the former President.
Over the weekend, House Speaker Newt Gingrich had already suggested calling her to testify under oath should she decide against an independent counsel.
Shiite lawmaker Ridha Jawad Taqi and Kurdish lawmaker Mahmoud Othman told CNN about the vote, which came after an impasse in parliament over the fate of its speaker threatened to delay the resolution -- which had to be adopted by December 31.
Mr Ford was over-ruled by the deputy speaker after the Ulster Unionist MLA Basil McCrea insisted on a vote.
Senate Republicans say Mr. Boehner had signed off on the two-month extension, but House Members revolted over the weekend and so the Speaker flipped within 24 hours.
And the now-ennobled, Sir Edward presided over the election of the first woman Speaker.
After over four hours debating and voting the Speaker of the House announced the result.
There is no question that Mr. Jobs's legacy hung over the entire proceedings, as almost every speaker referenced his impact and influence.
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The 60-year-old congressman angered members of his own party earlier this year when he crossed over to vote for Republican Dennis Hastert as speaker of the House.
House Speaker Newt Gingrich cautioned that disputes over legislative language could still threaten the timeline, while some congressional Democrats are concerned that the crucial bills are being rushed.
Recently, Mr Speaker Bercow has allowed PMQs to over-run its normal half hour, perhaps as a kind of injury time to compensate for the usual bouts of shouting and general disorder.
Or maybe he felt a tad faint when House Speaker John Boehner was seen looking over and talking to Vice President Joe Biden -- who co-wrote the first incarnation of the bill nearly 20 years ago -- as he clapped in support.
But it remains to be seen whether Gingrich can manage a strategy that requires patience and restraint--traits not always evident in a Speaker who once cited his pique over having to exit Air Force One through the rear door as a reason for shutting down the government.
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He or she presides over Commons debates when John Bercow, the current speaker, is not there.
Speaking of which, the dual-speaker setup on the bottom edge (over by the micro-USB port) isn't nearly as user-friendly.
He presided over the Parliament today in the absence of a Speaker.
According to the constitution, if a president is permanently incapacitated, the speaker of the National Assembly should take over and elections called within 30 days.
Venezuela's Supreme Court ruled he could be inaugurated at a later date, but the opposition says that in the continuing absence of Mr Chavez, the speaker of the National Assembly should take over and elections called within 30 days.
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Lord McAlpine's lawyers have already said he will sue Speaker's wife Sally Bercow for libel over a similar tweet.
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