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UN is likely to refer Goldstone report to Int'l Criminal Court
Feb 6th, 2010 - Haaretz
sources in new york said yesterday that in all likelihood the united nations general assembly will convene to discuss the report transmitted friday by un secretary-general.
Emanuel Meets With Shriver After 'F-ing Retarded' Comment
Feb 3rd, 2010 - FOXNews
rahm emanuel, under fire for making an "f-ing retarded" comment during a strategy session months ago, met wednesday at the white house with special olympics head tim shriver and other advocates for the disabled to try to quell the controversy
McDonnell plans to delay legislative fixes on transportation
Jan 14th, 2010 - Washington Post
richmond -- despite making transportation a top priority during last year's campaign, gov.-elect robert f. mcdonnell (r) said thursday that he will not propose a fix during this year's legislative session. "there are only so many things the general
Calif. Assembly passes education reform bills
Jan 5th, 2010 - The Denver Post
the two bills to the state senate, which is scheduled to consider them wednesday. if approved, the legislative package will go to gov. arnold schwarzenegger, who has been pushing lawmakers to act since calling a special session in august. he issued

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Davos Annual Meeting 2010 - Special Session on Haiti with Bill Clinton
www.weforum.org 28.01.2010 The devastating earthquake on 12 January reminds us of the common humanity that we all share. Join this session on how business can help Haiti over the long term With Celso Amorim, Minister of Foreign Relations of Brazil Helen E ...
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Kevin (Quietdrive) & Andy (Holiday Parade) & Goot Special Session (Twilight Records Tour)
Kevin (Quietdrive) & Andy (Holiday Parade) & Goot Special Session (Twilight Records Tour 2010)
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Democrats unveil new special session budget solution
Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) and Assembly Speaker Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles) hold a briefing on a new $18 billion, simple majority vote budget proposal that includes both deep cuts and ongoing budget solutions.

Special Session from WikiPedia:

In a legislature, a special session is a period when the body convenes outside of the normal legislative session. This most frequently occurs in order to complete unfinished tasks for the year (often delayed by conflict between political parties), such as outlining the government's budget for the next fiscal year, biennium, or other period. Special sessions may also be called during an economic downturn in order to cut the budget. In other cases, a special session may be convened to address an emergency such as war or natural disaster. That is sometimes called an emergency special session.

Who calls a special session varies - by vote of the legislature during regular session, by the executive, or by the legislature's speaker or presiding officer.