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Senate renews warrantless surveillance act The Senate approved a five-year extension Friday of a George W. Bush-era surveillance law that allows US spy agencies to conduct wiretapping on foreign citizens without a warrant.

31 December 2012

Son of late icon Kennedy rules out US Senate run A son of late political icon Edward Kennedy said Monday he will not run for the US Senate in Massachusetts -- the same state his father represented for nearly five decades -- US media reported.

26 December 2012

Kazakhstan’s Senate approves of the 2012-2014 draft budget The draft budget envisages decreasing revenues, reduced spending and widening deficit.

09 November 2012

Congress vote leaves US set for more gridlock Democrats were projected to hold onto the Senate and Republicans were to retain the House of Representatives on Tuesday, raising the likely prospect of more partisan gridlock in a divided US Congress.

07 November 2012

Kazakhstan ambassadors will report on attracted investments Kazakhstan embassies all over the world will be reporting to Kazakhstan Ministry of Industry and New Technologies on investments.

01 November 2012

Kazakhstan senators ask human rights experts for help Kazakhstan International Human Rights Bureau has been invited to the Senate to make a report on human rights and provide recommendations.

15 October 2012

Kazakhstan’s senate ratifies agreement with Austria on support to investments According to the country’s National Bank, from 1995 to 2012 the gross inflow of Austrian investments to Kazakhstan stood at $2.5 billion.

27 September 2012

US Senate confirms Obama's new envoy to Kabul The US Senate late Thursday confirmed career diplomat James Cunningham as President Barack Obama's new ambassador to Afghanistan.

06 August 2012

US hearing warns FBI, Facebook on facial recognition A US Senate hearing Wednesday highlighted concern over the growing use of facial recognition technologies, both for law enforcement use and in big social networks like Facebook.

20 July 2012

Kazakhstan is mulling Sports Scientific Research Institute Sports Scientific Research Institute will be created in Kazakhstan.

28 March 2012

Kairat Mami reelected Senate Speaker Prior to that President Nazarbayev had reappointed Mami a Senator as his tenure had expired.

25 November 2011

Kazakhstan senators against same-sex unions Kazakhstan Commission on Social-Cultural Development discussed and submitted draft Marriage and Family Code for the second reading on October 6.

30 September 2011

Kazakhstan’s Senator suggests toughening migration policy with regards to China’s citizens According to him, China is targeting Kazakhstan as part of its demographic expansion campaign.

29 September 2011

American human rights organization called Kazakhstan Senate to reject Religious Law Draft Religious Law will “grossly curb Kazakhstani citizens’ right to freely practice and express their faith": Freedom House.

28 September 2011

Average age of newly elected Kazakhstan Senators is around 60 years The average age of newly elected Kazakhstan senators made 56.5 years.

22 August 2011

CIS observers tagged Kazakhstan Senate elections open and transparent Observers of the CIS mission have concluded that the Kazakhstan Senate elections complied with the country’s legislation.

22 August 2011

Preliminary results of Senate election Preliminary lists of the new Senators have been made available.

20 August 2011

Voting at Senate elections completed in most of Kazakhstan The final results will be announced by the CEC today, August 19, at 5:00 p.m. Astana time.

19 August 2011

Kazakhstan Senate elections are held in "calm and serious" atmosphere No violations were registered during elections to Kazakhstan Senate as of 11 a.m. August 19.

19 August 2011

Akhan Bizhanov elected as Senator from Almaty The majority of Almaty Maslikhat voted for Akhan Bizhanov at Senate deputies elections.

19 August 2011

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