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Lower house set to pass bills to let crime victims quiz defendants (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) - _ The House of Representatives is set to pass bills at a plenary session later Friday to allow crime victims to question defendants or make statements on punishments during trials, paving the way for the bills to be enacted in the ongoing Diet session.

Pro-Union Bills Are Veto Bait for Bush (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Labor legislation that is a priority for Democrats has become the definition of "veto bait" for the White House. Five of the 24 veto threats President Bush has issued since Democrats took control of Congress target bills with provisions that benefit unions and their members.

Bills To Add Tasker To Wall Of Fame (CBS 5 News Syracuse) - The Bills today announced that former wide receiver/special teams standout Steve Tasker will be inducted on the Buffalo Bills Wall of Fame during halftime of the Bills’ 2007 NFL season opener on September 9, 2007.

Ruling bloc rams pension bills through lower house (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) - _ Japan's ruling coalition rammed two pension bills through the House of Representatives early Friday after killing a series of opposition filibuster attempts through Thursday.

Red-light, double-dipping bills among killed when session ended (Tuscaloosa News) - MONTGOMERY | Hundreds of bills, affecting everything from property and sales taxes to gambling and cell phones, have officially died in the Legislature because time ran out for passing them.

Parties duel in Diet over pension bills (The Japan Times) - The ruling and opposition parties collided head-on Thursday in the House of Representatives as the Liberal Democratic Party and coalition partner New Komeito tried to ram three pension bills through... Read more ...

Legislators Hit Deadline For Bills To Pass Committee, Or Die (Oregon Public Broadcasting) - The Oregon Legislature marked another milestone today towards adjournment. Bills had to be passed out of committee or die.

A Few Local Bills Didn't Fall Victim to the Senate Slowdown (WTVY Dothan) - With just two meeting days left in this legislative session, there is no longer time for Alabama lawmakers to pass bills that haven't already been approved in the chamber they came from.

Fund designed to help with medical bills running out of money (9 News Denver) - DENVER – Gary Chisholm's life is now dominated by numbers. He must count the number of pills he takes and the rising numbers on his bills.

NY game retail bills pass; retailers could face felony charges (Addict 3D) - Two bills from the New York state legislature -- one backed by Republicans in the Senate and one by Democrats in the Assembly -- have been passed.