An opposition parliamentarian announced on Thursday plans to derail a lower house debate on a bill which massively increases the size of fines for unapproved rallies. full story ![]()

The body of a central Russia regional lawmaker has been discovered stuffed into a barrel of cement near Moscow, investigators said on Monday.
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Mark Knopfler cancels two concerts in Russia in protest over what he called the country's "crackdown" on human rights groups.
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The debate over how to formulate a law allowing the concealed-carry of firearms resulted in fireworks Wednesday in the Illinois House. INSIDE: VIDEO…Click to Continue »
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The debate over tuition equity was emotional and testy and left at least one lawmaker in tears and another arguing with the House speaker. But after more than an hour of floor debate, the bill cleared what advocates see as its toughest hurdle to become law.
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Since Sept. 11, 2001, there have been dozens of failed terror plots foiled often by law enforcement authorities and occasionally sheer luck.
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A senior lawmaker, Vyacheslav Nikonov, said on Monday that the planned law to introduce uniforms to Russian schools will only lay down “general principles” and will not specify designs.
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A second Colorado man has been charged with threatening the life of a lawmaker during the recent debate over controversial gun-control legislation.
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MOSCOW - Russia’s capture of a purported U.S. spy made the news for a second day here Wednesday, as the Foreign Ministry handed the U.S. ambassador a formal protest over the affair but otherwise appeared to want to let the matter rest.
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SEATTLE (AP) -- A key lawmaker is proposing changes to Washington's new legal marijuana law....
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A key lawmaker is proposing changes to Washington's new legal marijuana law.
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