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When was the last time Mississippi’s 1st Congressional District was held by a Democrat?

  a) 1995
  b) 1985
  c) 1973
  d) 1969

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Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) Victory Speech on West Virginia Primary (5/13/2008) 

Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) Economic Town Hall in Missouri (5/13/2008) 

House Select Committee Hearing to Investigate Voting Irregularities: Afternoon Session (5/13/2008) 

House Select Committee Hearing to Investigate Voting Irregularities: Morning Session (5/13/2008) 

Senate Floor Comments on Stopping Oil Supply to Strategic Petroleum Reserve (5/13/2008) 

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Hearing on Mercury Legislation (5/13/2008) 

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Bills to Watch
109th Congress — Second Session

Full coverage of these issues is available in CQ Weekly magazine.
Bill House Senate Final
Abortion Notification
(HR 748 — H Rept 109-51)
Passed HR 748 4/27/05
Asbestos Claims Compensation
(S 852; HR 1360)
Judiciary markup of S 852 began 4/28/05
Broadcasting Indecency Penalties
HR 310 - H Rept. 109-5; S 193
Passed HR 310 2/16/05
Budget Resolution for Fiscal 2006
(H Con Res 95 — conference report: H Rept 109-62)
Adopted conference report on H Con Res 95 4/28/05 Adopted conference report on H Con Res 95 4/28/05  
'Clear Skies' Emissions Control
(S 131)
Environment & Public Works defeated S 131 3/9/05
Defense Authorization (HR 1815; S 1042 — S Rept 109-69) Armed Services approved HR 1815 5/19/05 Armed Services approved S 1042 5/12/05
Energy Policy Overhaul (HR 6; draft Senate bill) Passed HR 6 4/21/05 Energy & Natural Resources markup of draft bill began 5/17/05
Gay Marriage Ban Constitutional Amendment
(S J Res 1)
 
Highway and Mass Transit Reauthorization
(HR 3 — H Rept 109-12, Parts 1 and 2; S 732 — S Rept 109-53)
Passed HR 3 3/10/05 Passed HR 3, amended 5/17/05
Job Training Reauthorization
(HR 27 — H Rept 109-9, Part 1; S 1021)
Passed HR 27 3/2/05 Health, Education, Labor & Pensions approved S 1021 on 5/18/05
Pension System Overhaul
 
Welfare Reauthorization
(S 667 — S Rept 109-51; HR 240)
Ways & Means subcommittee approved HR 240 3/15/05 Finance approved S 667 3/9/05

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