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The high number of votes missed by some lawmakers is due in part to the flurry of legislative activity last week, when the House took 103 roll-call votes on amendments to the resolution to keep the federal government funded.

Handful in House have missed up to 40 percent of votes 2011

Aside from Rep. Gabrielle Giffords D-Ariz., who has not voted since she was shot in Tucson last month, three House members missed more than half of the 103 roll-call votes last week: Reps.

Handful in House have missed up to 40 percent of votes 2011

The roll-call ballot took place in an electric atmosphere with Greeks from all walks of life converging on Syntagma Square.

Papandreou survives confidence vote on handling of Greece debt crisis 2011

I realised that the roll-call for the telecoms package vote had in fact been published.

Book meme - the answers djm4 2009

On the press benches those deputed to chronicle the roll-call of the accused had adopted a glassy-eyed fascination with the process, scanning the lists of handlers of stolen goods for genuine firestarters, mostly in vain.

England riots: justice grinds on as courts sit through the night 2011

The roll-call ballot took place while Greeks from all walks of life converged on central Syntagma Square to demonstrate against the government's deeply unpopular fiscal policies.

Greece braced for austerity drive as government wins confidence vote 2011

The confirmation occurred under a fast-track process that avoided a roll-call vote.

Senate Confirms Locke as U.S. Ambassador to China Siobhan Hughes 2011

They take all the roll-call votes of every senator and representative and locate each on a liberal-to-conservative spectrum, using statistical techniques more sophisticated than interest-group ratings on key votes.

'An Untested Model of Democratic Governance' David Wessel 2012

The new premium channel has a roll-call of top US drama, including Mad Men and Boardwalk Empire

Is Sky Atlantic bad for British television? | Debate 2011

And several aides said that Republicans are engaged in an internal blame game about why they agreed to a roll-call vote on the measure, rather than a simple voice vote that would have allowed the opposing senators to duck criticism.

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