... Times reported on September 6, 2008, that, `Representative Charles B. Rangel paid no interest ... prohibits the acceptance of such gifts except in limited circumstances; Whereas Representative Rangel's acceptance of thousands of dollars in interest ... ongoing investigations into alleged financial impropriety by Representative Jefferson: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That-- (1) pursuant to its authority ...

... have an effective legislative delegation serving in the Arkansas General Assembly, and freshman State Representative Jim House (D-89) is a solid member of that team. House surprised even some ... of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to train more health care professionals.While Representative House made sense, his Republican opponent made noise. Springdale insurance salesman Gene Long ...

... such as HR 5843 ?Most likely it will never make it out of committee. However, if you contact your local Democratic representative, the bill's chances improve. If you contact your local Republican representative, chances are you are just wasting your time.HR 5843 IH110th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 5843To eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of ...

... the appointment of Dr. Suomi Sakai as the new Country Representative of UNICEF in Nigeria by the UNICEF Executive Director, Mrs ... agency's communications specialist, Mr Geoffery Njoku, the new representative, a national of Japan, attended the Hamamatsu University School ... to 2004. Dr. Sakai also served as UNICEF's Representative on the Board of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization.From ...

... views and a multitude of arguments and thoughts, there needs to be cohesion. That is what the student representative embodies, the potential voice of all students, because sometimes a sole voice is in ... and not only speaking about problems, but acting on them. Edmund Burke once said: "Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgement; and he betrays, instead of serving you, if ...

... assessment. More… At the risk of sounding naïve, has this distortion of representative democracy reached down into State and local governments, ... democracies fall into two basic categories, direct and representative. In a direct democracy, all citizens, without the intermediary of elected ... arrive at decisions by consensus or majority vote. In a representative democracy, public officials hold office ...