Why then on Earth would it take a cloture vote to get additional lending to go to community banks in order to get it to small businesses to create jobs?

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Opinion polls, at any rate, suggest that if the coming vote were on personalities alone he would take a good 60% of it.

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But Democrats say unless those documents are provided, it may take longer than this week to get a vote on Bolton's nomination.

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MDC, which insists that its man won outright with more than 50% of the vote, is keeping mum on whether it will take part in a run-off.

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Even though democracy was restored, it would take another 27 years for the Philippine Congress to vote on a bill awarding compensation and recognition to martial law victims.

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Since the House rules rightly provide for a 72-hour public review period, it is clear that a final vote on health insurance reform cannot take place before Sunday afternoon.

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On a visit to Argentina this week, he said he would not take part in the vote unless it was delayed to allow further reforms.

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