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...took a vote three times over whether to hold an official vote on the bill, including a “roll-call” vote where each representative’s name was called out and his vote recorded...
...vote to increase the value of each grant, but it did increase the total number of party grants awarded from eight to 13 per weekend. The lengthy debate over whether the UC should consider a vote on the increase included another roll-call vote. Twenty-three representatives voted to consider the amendment during the roll-call vote, while only seven had voted the same way during the traditional hand vote...
...Please don’t be embarrassed by any of your votes. That’s not the point of roll-call,” Glazer said, referring to the fact that during a roll-call vote, a representative’s vote is linked to his name—unlike in the hand-count method usually used—and constituents can see on the UC website how their representative voted...
...brands to attract fresh, young (and, pssst, cheap) talent. "I want us to be a place where you build relationships with up-and-coming people," he says, "give them a comfortable home so they can be in your solar system." And then, the dream goes, Paramount can roll out the occasional megamovie, like this summer's War of the Worlds, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Cruise (who also has a production deal with Paramount...
...kidding. Increasingly, Japan looks unwilling to roll over and allow China to dictate terms in Asia. Under Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, it is modernizing its military and strengthening its strategic alliance with the U.S. ("The relationship between our countries is the best it's ever been," said Baker last week.) Notoriously, Koizumi has ignored China's demands that he cease visiting the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, where the souls of some war criminals from World War II are memorialized...