Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) — Nigeria will file charges against former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney and officials from five foreign companies including Halliburton Co. over a $180 million bribery scandal, a prosecutor at the anti-graft agency said.
Full report here: http://bit.ly/f8JJos
More info here: http://halliburtonwatch.org/about_hal/nigeria_timeline.html
The Senate Convenes: 8:15aET
By unanimous consent, at 10:30am Saturday, December 4, the Senate will proceed to vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Reid motion to concur with the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.4853, with the Baucus amendment #4727 (tax cut extension for those making up to $250,000, plus several additional items such as UI extension, AMT relief, estate tax, 1099 repeal, making work pay credit, and others).
If cloture is not invoked, the Senate would immediately proceed to vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Schumer amendment #4728 (tax cut extension for those making up to $1 million, plus several additional items such as UI extension, AMT relief, estate tax, 1099 repeal, making work pay credit, and others).
The time from 8:30am until 10:30am will be equally divided and controlled between the Leaders or their designees.).
Votes:
258: Motion to invoke cloture on the Reid motion to concur with the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.4853, with the Baucus amendment #4727: (tax cut extension for those making up to $250,000, plus several additional items such as UI extension, AMT relief, estate tax, 1099 repeal, making work pay credit, and others); Not Invoked: 53-36
259: Motion to invoke cloture on the Schumer amendment #4728: (tax cut extension for those making up to $1 million, plus several additional items such as UI extension, AMT relief, estate tax, 1099 repeal, making work pay credit, and others); Not invoked: 53-37 Unanimous Consent:
Passed S.3860, a bill to require reports on the management of Arlington National Cemetary (with McConnell-Brown-McCaskill (MA) amendment).
Passed HR6399, an Act to improve certain adminsitrative operations of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol.
Below is the Roll Call from today’s Congressional Session -Yeas and Nays in your face
U.S. Senate: Legislation & Records Home > Votes > Roll Call Vote shar.es/Xg1Ky Amdt. No. 4727 to H.R. 4853 )
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