CONGRESS

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In general terms, a congress is an official gathering of people who are elected or appointed to represent populations of people.

As used by most bloggers who use the tag here in Technorati, the reference is to the United States Congress, which is the United States Federal Government's legislative branch. US Congress is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Each of the 50 states has 2 Senators and several representatives. The number of representatives a state has is tied to its population.

Congress holds its meetings in the United States Capitol building in Washington, DC, which ironically, as a district and not a state, does not have congresspersons with voting rights.

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  • Congress investigating charges of ‘protection racket by Afghanistan contractors


    The Washington Post — Authority Authority: 949
    A House oversight subcommittee said Wednesday that it has begun a wide-ranging investigation into allegations that private security companies hired to protect Defense Department convoys in Afghanistan are paying off warlords and the Taliban to ensure safe passage.
    4 hours ago

  • VIDEO: Allen West Appearance On "Hannity"


    Booker Rising — Authority Authority: 154
    Former Lt. Col. Allen West appeared on Sean Hannitys show last night on the FOX News Channel to discuss his bid flor Floridas 22nd Congressional District, conservatism, and the Republican Party. There are now many news articles & blog posts – from the Right and the Left – about this guy, whose "Revolution" ...
    5 hours ago


  • Infidel Bloggers Alliance — Authority Authority: 486
    Sen. Blanche Lincoln: The Constitution “Charges Congress With the Health and Well-Being of the People” So We Can Force Americans to Buy Health Insurance... Shockingly, the words "health" and "well-being" appear nowhere in the Constitution.... Click on the link above to get the whole story from ...
    5 hours ago

  • Pelosi open to health bill without public option (McClatchy Newspapers)


    enUws — Authority Authority: 466
    McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON_ Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that she and the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives are open to a health care overhaul… Go here to read the rest: (McClatchy Newspapers)"> (McClatchy Newspapers)">Pelosi open to health bill without public option ...
    5 hours ago

  • House Passes Two Month Fix For Medicare Payment Formula


    Liberal Values — Authority Authority: 141
    The House passed a temporary two month fix of the Medicare Payment Formula on Wednesday, attaching it to the 2010 Department of Defense Appropriations Act (HR 3326). The bill continues current Medicare payment rates for an additional two months to avoid the 21 percent cut in physician reimbursement which the flawed ...
    5 hours ago

  • Cook County Board: Interview With Roger Keats


    Publius Forum — Authority Authority: 547
    Roger Keats is the candidate for Cook County Board President that is supported by the Cook County Republican Party. Linda Shelton has an extensive interview with Keats as well as a compilation of the positions he taken on his website. (Campaign website www.keatsforcook.com/ ) It looks like Mr. Keats is trying to ...
    5 hours ago

  • Guest Post: American Purgatory


    zero hedge — Authority Authority: 740
    Submitted by Greg Simmons and Brett Buchanan of Scope Labs Are financial markets a direct reflection of the overall health of a nation? I wish they were not, but I fear they are. I wonder at times if our nation has entered a state of purgatory –all of us mulling around in the waiting room to Hell, ...
    5 hours ago

  • CBO Scores Kerry-Boxer and The News Is Good


    TreeHugger — Authority Authority: 630
    Photo via FlickrWhile all the focus is on the UN Climate Summit, the US, of course, still has no cap on its emissions. The House passed Waxman-Markey , which caps emissions and reduces them by 83 percent by 2050 but allows for huge giveaways to coal and is weakened by offsets. The Senate hasnt voted, but its flagship ...
    6 hours ago

  • Michael Moore Wants to Boycott Connecticut


    Mike The Actuary's Musings Actuarial Musings — Authority Authority: 123
    Oy, vey : Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore on Thursday called for a boycott of the state of Connecticut in reaction to Sen. Joe Lieberman’s (I-Conn.) opposition to key provisions of healthcare reform legislation.[…] Moore focused his anger on the Connecticut voters who reelected Lieberman in favor of liberal ...
    6 hours ago

  • Sen. Lincoln: Congress Can Force Americans to Buy Health Insurance Because… (short title)


    Stupidica — Authority Authority: 176
    (CNSNews.com) - Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) told CNSNews.com that Congress has the authority to force individual Americans to buy health insurance because the U.S. Constitution “charges Congress with the health and well-being of the people.” Original Article: Forum: News/Activism
    6 hours ago

  • If It’s Friday, It Must Be Time To Renew NFIP Again


    Mike The Actuary's Musings Actuarial Musings — Authority Authority: 123
    Here we go again.  Quoting IJ : Time is running out once again for the National Flood Insurance Program, which is set to expire on Dec. 18. Congress passed a short-term extension in September that moved the expiration deadline for NFIP to Dec. 18, 2009. But if Congress fails to act again this week, the main ...
    6 hours ago

  • Howard Dean Advises To Kill the Bill that’s "A Bigger Bailout for the Insurance Industry than AIG"!


    Corrente — Authority Authority: 629
    Howard Dean said to George Stephanpolous this morning, “This is a bigger bailout for the insurance industry than AIG.” Could he have been any clearer? Now, a number of high profile Congressional Dems are all over the media today playing mollifiers for the Trojan Horse bill that Obama is pressuring to have ...
    6 hours ago

  • Uncle Sam Is Over Its Credit Limit


    Mike The Actuary's Musings Actuarial Musings — Authority Authority: 123
    Oops.   Via CBS : The latest calculation of the National Debt as posted by the Treasury Department has – at least numerically – exceeded the statutory Debt Limit approved by Congress last February as part of the Recovery Act stimulus bill. The ceiling was set at $12.104 trillion dollars. The latest posting ...
    6 hours ago

  • On Prime Ministerial Leadership of the Lok Sabha


    Independent Indian: Work & Life of Dr Subroto Roy — Authority Authority: 123
    From Facebook: Subroto Roy thinks India’s Parliament always needs to be led, especially on fundamental matters like State Reorganisation or runaway inflation, by the PM — the present PM is not a Lok Sabha Member & admits to no skills of rhetoric at all; the leader of the largest party, who normally would ...
    7 hours ago

  • RE: Self-Inflicted Wounds


    Newshoggers.com — Authority Authority: 618
    Commentary By Ron Beasley My friend and blogging buddy from North of the border cant understand self-inflicted wounds as a result of the circular firing squad of the Democratic party.  What BJ doesnt understand is that his southern neighbor does not have a Democracy as I pointed out here .  There really is very ...
    7 hours ago

  • Another "progressive" enters the Twilight Zone...


    Corrente — Authority Authority: 629
    Its late, Im in a low energy state, I dont have time to do the full takedown, and in any case eleven dimensions make me feel trapped and queasy. So Im going to shamelessly cherrypick from the latest "progressive" blogger who seems to have lost their mind : I haven’t actually read any blogger threatening not to ...
    7 hours ago

  • Preserving the Sick U.S. Sick Care System


    Civilianism News — Authority Authority: 128
    Two days ago on Countdown. Tonight on Countdown. “This bill is no longer reform.” The current health care reform argument:  How do we preserve the for-profit system in our sick care system?   It’s completely the wrong approach.  Now the Democratic party is attacking Howard Dean for telling the truth on ...
    7 hours ago

  • Howard Dean: Stop fake reform


    Psyche, Science, and Society — Authority Authority: 426
    Howard Dean explains his opposition to the Senate healthcare bill in a Washington Post op-ed: Health-care bill wouldn’t bring real reform By Howard Dean If I were a senator, I would not vote for the current health-care bill. Any measure that expands private insurers’ monopoly over health care and ...
    7 hours ago

  • Trend: Elaborate Bridal Pics


    Watch your favorite videos on the internet. — Authority Authority: 178
    Want wedding photos with a Scottish or Western theme? Some engaged couples in Beijing are putting on costumes and paying a high price for magazine style photo shoots.
    8 hours ago

  • Health Care Reform Imminent


    Watch your favorite videos on the internet. — Authority Authority: 178
    After months of fierce bipartisan debate, congressional Democrats say they have nearly enough votes in order to enact health care reform legislation. Nancy Cordes reports from Capitol Hill.
    8 hours ago

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