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Otherwise, they warn, Congress may retaliate by approving a big-spending constitutional amendment.

Lawmakers averted a government shutdown by approving a bill to fund the government through Dec. 9.

He offended his leftist allies by approving a multi-billion dollar chemical project involving BASF, a German firm.

The Legislature responded that year by approving a measure legalizing civil unions; it was signed by Mr. Corzine.

He escaped to the Phillies, the two-time defending National League champions, by approving a trade in December.

A year ago Mr Putin delighted Mr Nemtsov's party and Yabloko, another opposition one, by approving a plan to create a professional army.

Russia retaliated by approving a law putting reciprocal restrictions on Americans accused of rights abuses and barring the adoption of Russian orphans by American citizens.

The legislature of the Basque country surprises observers by approving a plan that says the region has the right to secede from Spain.

Officials in the US have sparked controversy by approving a powdered alcohol that can be mixed into drinks, snorted or even sprinkled onto food.

See articleMexico City's legislative assembly broke a Latin American taboo by approving a law allowing abortion on demand during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.

Senators concluded by approving a sales tax increase for New York City, raising the tax by one-half of a percentage point, to 8.875 percent.