Most recently, lawmakers forced his dismissal as the head of the vast Social Welfare Organization, only to have Mr. Ahmadinejad reinstate him.
Lawmakers forced the government's collapse, with 123 voting against its austerity programme in the 230-seat parliament.
When top oil executives appeared before Congress several weeks ago, Mr. Markey and other lawmakers forced them to admit that their spill response plans were outdated and woefully inadequate.
Serbian lawmakers forced 35 judges into retirement today, accusing the judiciary of failing to prosecute underworld bosses who were plotting the assassination of Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic.
WASHINGTON — The outburst by Representative Joe L. Barton of Texas in support of BP underscored the potential peril for lawmakers forced to respond to crises involving industries vital to their regions, and whose bountiful donations finance their political campaigns.
More than a year ago, opposition from lawmakers forced another Dubai-owned company to back out of a plan to manage port operations around the United States and a Chinese firm gave up on a plan to acquire Unocal, an American oil company.
The Socialist leadership change is likely to be welcomed by Mr. Passos Coelho, following an acrimonious fallout with Mr. Sócrates over fiscal policy, which culminated in late March when the Social Democrats and other opposition lawmakers forced Mr. Sócrates to resign and call an early general election by blocking in Parliament his austerity package.
A steeper slide in the stock market will most likely intensify the pressure on lawmakers, forcing them to broker a deal to end the budget fight, said Stacey Nutt, chief investment officer at ClariVest Asset Management, adding: "The politicians have a vested interest in the market not going down".
Investigators said county officials had told them that the two lawmakers forced them to use $75,000 in state money in 1998 and 1999 to buy 33 acres from Dennis Harbor, a friend of both men, for the construction of an agricultural center.
Lawmakers forced to choose: Raise California's minimum wage, or leave the issue to voters.
But one area where lawmakers forced swift action wound up being profitable for the super PACs and nonprofits that support them.
