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	Massachusetts House of Representatives - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the bicameral state legislature of Massachusetts.
		For the first 150 persons, one representative was granted, and this ratio increased as the population of the town increased.
		Representative districts are named for the counties and former counties they are in, and tend to stay within one county, although districts occasionally cross county lines.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives (2588 words)

	Tours: House of Representatives
		On April 26, 1933 the Cod was "codnapped" from the House of Representatives by members of the Harvard Lampoon.
		Loring was removed from office and the brilliant prosecutor John Andrew, an ardent opponent of slavery, was elected governor of Massachusetts in 1859.
		The Speaker of the House is elected by the representatives and presides from the elevated chair behind the podium.
	www.sec.state.ma.us /trs/trsbok/hourep.htm (282 words)

	The Avalon Project : Petition from the Massachusetts House of Representatives to the House of Commons; November 3, 1764
		Petition from the Massachusetts House of Representatives to the House of Commons; November 3, 1764
		That there have been communicated to your petitioners sundry resolutions of the House of Commons in their last session for imposing stamp duties or taxes upon the inhabitants of the colonies, the consideration whereof was referred to the next session.
		Speeches of the Governors of Massachusetts from 1765 to 1775 : b and the answers of the House of Representatives to the same; with their resolutions and addresses for that period and other public papers relating to the dispute between this country and Great Britain which led to the independence of the United States.
	www.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/amerrev/amerdocs/petition_mass_1764.htm (591 words)

	Hutchinson: History of Massachusetts Bay
		Thomas Hutchinson, then speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, was the architect of the Massachusetts currency reform adopted in 1749 and implemented in 1750.
		As soon as the house met, upon a motion by one of these members seconded by the other, the bill was again brought under consideration and passed the house as it afterwards did the council and had the governor's consent.
		Joseph Livermore the representative of Weston, and Samuel Witt, representative of Marlborough.
	www.people.virginia.edu /~rwm3n/webdoc9.html (1538 words)

	Tours: A Tour of the Massachusetts State House
		You are welcome to observe the Senate and House of Representatives as they convene in their handsomely appointed chambers.
		The Bulfinch State House was completed on January 11, 1798 and was widely acclaimed as one of the more magnificent and well-situated buildings in the country.
		Massachusetts' chief executive officer, the governor, is assisted by a cabinet and a governor's council.
	www.sec.state.ma.us /trs/trsbok/trstour.htm (840 words)

	Attorney Profile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Quinn was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives after having served as Majority Whip and Majority Leader.
		Quinn was elected Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1969, a position he held until 1975.
		Quinn represents corporate and individual clients in the federal courts and in all courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and acts as legal counsel before administrative hearings, federal and state regulatory agencies and local commissions and boards.
	www.quinnmorris.com /CM/XMLAttorneyProfile.asp?guid=I2DBB29221DD211B283994D00E20566F9&ind_wld_id=1265193&pid=1 (515 words)

	USA: House of Representatives on the Governor's Salary
		Massachusetts House of Representatives on the Governor's Salary
		The colonial assemblies found that control of the governor's salary was an effective weapon in encouraging him to sign bills that they wished to adopt.
		The response of the Massachusetts House of Representatives to the royal instructions is indicative of other colonial responses because it employs the provisions of the colonial charter, the validity of colonial experience, and the precedence of British theory and practice to support its case.
	odur.let.rug.nl /usa.990917/D/1726-1750/massachusetts/housal_i.htm (197 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Odd Fellows, politicians, Massachusetts
		U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1925-35; defeated, 1934.
		U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1922-47 (16th District 1922-33, 15th District 1933-43, 9th District 1943-47); died in office 1947.
		Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1893-99, 1902, 1904-07; died in office 1907.
	www.potifos.com /tpg/geo/MA/odd-fellows.html (956 words)

	10 O'Clock News \| [Final redistricting plan]
		George reports that James Brett (State Representative) was in charge of a redistricting plan for the Massachusetts House of Representatives; that Dorchester lost a representative while Cape Cod gained one.
		George reports that Brett's redistricting plan won 159 of 160 votes in the House of Representatives; that all of the African American and Republican representatives voted for the plan.
		Footage of Steven Pierce (Minority Leader, Massachusetts House of Representatives) saying that the redistricting process is working to the advantage of incumbents; that Republican challengers are at a disadvantage.
	main.wgbh.org /ton/programs/5690_02.html (571 words)

	Finding Aid to the Personal Papers of Michael F. Skerry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Representative (1951-1957), Speaker, Massachusetts House of Representatives (1955-1957).
		Michael "Mike" Skerry was a Massachusetts legislator and Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1955 to 1958.
		In 1940, Skerry was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives and served in that role until 1957.
	www.jfklibrary.org /fa_skerry.html (433 words)

	Category:Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives... - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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	From Revolution to Reconstruction: Documents: House of Representatives on the Governor's Salary
		The House sent a Message to His Excellency expressing the Reasons why they could not in Faithfulness to their Country come into a fixed Salary, ardently moving that they might be permitted to return to their several homes.
		The House renewed their Desire to Rise, and received His Excellency's Answer, assuring them that unless His Majesties Pleasure had its due Weight with them, their Desires would have very little with Him.
		Because this must necessarily lessen the Dignity and Freedom of the House of Representatives in making Acts and raising and applying Taxes etc., and consequently cannot be thought a proper method to preserve that Ballance in the three Branches of the Legislature, which seems necessary to form maintain and uphold our Constitution.
	odur.let.rug.nl /~usa/D/1726-1750/massachusetts/housal.htm (454 words)

	Ready to Serve - Opinion Archives - The Barnstable Patriot - Cape Cod & Islands
		Representative Byron Rushing of Boston, who is generally thought to be far to the left of Speaker Finneran, had his name placed into nomination to unseat the powerful Speaker.
		Jones was unlikely to gain the support of the overwhelming number of Democratic Representatives, it is my belief that he would make the best Speaker for my agenda.
		With the Speaker of the House chosen, the leader of each political party goes about the task of appointing members to the standing committees.
	www.barnstablepatriot.com /archives.php?47,4454,2614363,2614363xp,1,2003,Doc,doc.html (801 words)

	National Politics & Policy \| Massachusetts House to Vote on Mandatory Contraceptive Coverage - Kaisernetwork.org
		The Massachusetts House of Representatives will vote on a bill (HB 2193), previously held up in a committee, that would require all health insurance companies in the state that provide prescription coverage to include coverage for prescription contraceptives, the Worcester
		The House has added an amendment that would allow Massachusetts companies to opt out of coverage if they have a moral or religious objection to contraception.
		However, the Massachusetts Catholic Conference, the public policy arm of the local Roman Catholic Church diocese, opposes the bill even with the opt-out clause.
	www.kaisernetwork.org /Daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=9131 (236 words)

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		After serving a number of terms in the house, he was appointed speaker of the house in 1949.
		However, he was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1936, where he rose to Speaker, and where he remained until 1952, when he ran for a spot in the United States House.
		As the majority leader, O'Neill was the most prominent Democrat in the House to call for an investigation and impeachment of President Richard M. Nixon.
	www.irelandinformationguide.com /Tip_O'Neill (806 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Catholic Politicians in Massachusetts
		U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1993-97; defeated, 1996.
		U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1987-99; elected unopposed 1994.
		U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1989-; elected unopposed 1998.
	www.potifos.com /tpg/geo/MA/catholic.html (3014 words)

	Massachusetts House of Representatives Resolution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		DISTRICT REPRESENTED: precinct fifteen, of the town of Brookline, in the county of Norfolk; and precincts two and three of wards one and two, precinct one of ward six, all precincts of ward seven, and precincts one, two and four of ward eight, of the city of Newton, all in the county of Middlesex.
		DISTRICT REPRESENTED: precinct one of ward one, of the city of Newton, and the town of Watertown, both in the county of Middlesex.
		DISTRICT REPRESENTED: precincts one and two of ward three, all precincts of ward four and all precincts of ward five, and precincts two, three and four of ward six, and precinct three of ward eight, of the city of Newton, in the county of Middlesex.
	www.klx.com /cassini/resolution.html (446 words)

	FOURTEEN STATE HOUSES OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE US BACK THE GREEK POSITIONS ON THE ISSUE OF MACEDONIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Houses of Representatives in the states of Louisiana, Pennsylvania, and Ohio have passed a resolution filed by the Pan-Macedonian Association of America recognizing that the ancient Macedonians were Greeks, today's inhabitants of Macedonia are of Greek origin and Macedonia is a part of northern Greece.
		The resolution is a good response to the falsifiers of History and it was initially passed on April 3, 2003 in the Massachusetts House of Representatives to be followed by the Houses of Representatives of California, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Texas.
		Resolved, that a copy of this resolution be forwarded by the clerk of the House of Representatives to the Consul General of Greece for distribution to the leaders of the appropriate Hellenic-American organizations in Massachusetts.
	www.mpa.gr /article.html?doc_id=358763 (438 words)

	United States House of Representatives, 109th Congress, 2nd Session: Homepage
		Oversight plans based on the jurisdiction of the committee and the hearing schedules for the 109th Congress.
		Current operating status of the United States House of Representatives.
		U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC 20515 (202) 224-3121 TTY: (202) 225-1904
	www.house.gov (239 words)

	Docs Revenue and Stamp Act
		Petition of the Virginia House of Burgesses to the House of Commons December 18 1764
		Petition of the Virginia House of Burgesses to the House of Commons
		A motion was made in the House of Commons for a bill to be brought in for a repeal and was carried by 275 against 167: the latter were only for a modification of the Act.
	www.taxanalysts.com /museum/Docs/440docs.htm (4085 words)

	WGBH - Election 2000 - Candidate Profiles - U.S. House of Representatives
		At the district level, stimulating economic activity in Massachusetts has been a Moakley priority, and the representative has promoted development projects on Boston's waterfront, including obtaining record federal appropriations for construction of the new Federal Courthouse.
		In 1952 Moakley won election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives, where he served for ten years.
		In 1989 the "Moakley Commission," appointed by House Speaker Thomas Foley, investigated the El Salvadoran government's response to the murders of six Jesuit priests.
	www.wgbh.org /pages/gboston/election2000/profiles/house_09.html (354 words)

	Politicians Born In the Blackstone Valley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1905-07; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1912, 1932; candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1922.
		Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1809-14; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1814-15, 1822-25; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1816-21 (11th District 1816-17, 12th District 1817-21); defeated, 1820, 1822.
		Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1828; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1829-33; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1837-42; died in office 1842.
	www.blackstonedaily.com /politicians.htm (700 words)

	Library Journal - MA Universities Face 18% Loss
		The Massachusetts House of Representatives, facing a budget gap of more than $2 billion, would reduce state support for the University of Massachusetts (UMass) system by $80 million, an 18 percent cut.
		However, the House rejected Republican Governor Mitt Romney's most ambitious plan—a proposal to dismantle the five-campus system and eliminate the office of President William Bulger.
		The House plan also includes the proposed elimination of a line item for funding higher education library materials—a relatively minor move that could have grave implications for students.
	www.libraryjournal.com /article/CA302417.html (434 words)

	House of Representatives Voting Record - National Mobilization for Great Public Schools (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Passage of a resolution by Representative Obey (D-WI) to revise the FY 05 Budget Resolution to increase spending for education and other domestic programs and reduce the federal budget deficit by reducing tax cuts for taxpayers with incomes above $1 million.
		In addition, the House Budget eliminated 46 education programs – including Rural Education, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, and Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology – cut the after school program by 40 percent (or $400 million), and reduced the maximum Pell Grant award (from $4,050 to $4,000).
		Passage of the House version of the Fiscal Year 2004 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill (H.R. The bill offered education the smallest funding increase in eight years – an increase of $2.3 billion or 4.3 percent above FY 2003 funding ($53.11 billion).
	www.greatpublicschools.org /site/pp.asp?c=eqLJKTNKE&b=190244 (1068 words)

	Massachusetts House of Representatives - Death Penalty votes
		Massachusetts House of Representatives - Death Penalty votes
		House Majority Leader, and Speaker of the House after September 28, 2004.
		Finneran resigned as Speaker of the House on September 28, 2004.
	www.nodp.org /ma/house_183.html (101 words)

	House of Representatives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Capitalize when referring to a specific governmental body: the U.S. House of Representatives, the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
		Capitalize shortened references that delete the words of Representatives: the U.S. House, the Massachusetts House.
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	www.dinfos.osd.mil /2004_APStyle/House_of_Representative.html (109 words)

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