Congress

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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Original Technorati articles tagged “Congress”

• in Politics
  NY-23 Race: Scozzafava Bows Out
  The Republicans tried to force in a candidate without considering voters.
  by joseacolon / on Nov 1, 2009
• in Politics
  Where's The Health Care Bipartisanship?
  A mammoth well over 1900 pages Bill was presented by Congress after several close doors meetings.
  by joseacolon / on Nov 1, 2009
• in Politics
  Hey Congress, Do You Need A Hearing Aid?
  The Nation is tired, frustrated, and perplexed. Our politicians do not have a clue.
  by joseacolon / on Nov 1, 2009

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Congress”

• Democrats Work On Multibillion-Dollar Jobs Package

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 174
  Democrats Work On Multibillion-Dollar Jobs Package Lawmakers say theyre moving fast to get a job-creation bill to Obama by January. Its unclear how much of the effort would be funded with deficit spending. Peter Nicholas November 26, 2009 Reporting from Washington - Troubled by the rising jobless rate, President Obama ...
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• Skelton says constitutional amendment needed to protect the American flag

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 174
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• An unwarranted fear gun-owners have

  
  Later On — Authority: 455
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• Marinette Wisconsin Has Its First Tea Party

  
  The Liberty Tree Lantern — Authority: 430
  Marinette Wisconsin will have its first Tea Party December 5th  1:00 – 3:00 P.M. at UW Marinette by the Theater on The Bay Area of the campus.  It is anticipated that several hundred area residents will attend to demonstrate their resentment of State of Wisconsin’s numerous tax and fee increases, State of ...
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• Giving Thanks to Activist Heroes in 2009

  
  The LA Progressive — Authority: 144
  The week of Thanksgiving offers the perfect opportunity for to give thanks and appreciation for those in 2009 who have worked for social and economic justice. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Cartoon Represents How Many People Feel

  
  Bob McCarty Writes — Authority: 441
  In a day and age when elected officials in Washington, D.C., seem to be treating the American people more like turkeys than bosses, I offer the Thanksgiving Day cartoon above as representative of how many Americans feel on this special day.Though I’m not advocating violence against elected officials (at least, not ...
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• Thanksgiving news dump: Giannoulias releases tax returns

  
  Marathon Pundit — Authority: 563
  Yesterday, Alexi Giannoulias, the leading Democratic contender for the US Senate seat currently held by Rod Blagojevich appointee Roland Burris, released his tax returns from the last four years. Many people were scurrying around on the day before Thanksgiving and not following the news, so The Boy Banker chose ...
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• Google collection: A start toward TeleRead?

  
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  Since the early 1990s, I’ve been pushing for a well-stocked national digital library system . The Obama White House so far has ignored the TeleRead idea as recently presented in the Huffington Post . But could we be getting there anyway? Via the Reading 2.0 list, here’s an except from Harvard Professor Robert ...
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• Switzerlands Oldest Bank Rejects the US

  
  IRS Tax Problem Solver Blog - IRS Help — Authority: 130
  The IRS UBS settlement may be good for the government coffers but it may be damaging to the US investment fraternity in the long run. Some even call the action of the IRS to demand details of thousands of UBS bank account holders suspected of evading taxes an act of financial apartheid. As a result of disruptive ...
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• No bias in Liberhan report in clean chit to Rao government: Congress

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) The Congress Thursday refuted accusations of bias in the Liberhan Commission report in not blaming the party-led government headed by P.V. Narasimha Rao for the Dec 6, 1992 demolition of the Babri mosque.“The Liberhan Commission did not say that the Rao government was directly or indirectly ...
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• Boxer On Obama’s Climate Goal: ‘It Is Realistic, It’s Smart, And It’s Credible’

  
  EnviroKnow — Authority: 555
  Via Talking Points Memo . Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released a statement regarding the announcement that President Obama will attend the international negotiations in Copenhagen next month. Here’s the full text: “I am so pleased that the ...
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• The Presidents Thanksgiving Address

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 174
  WHEREAS it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favour; and Whereas both Houfes of Congress have, by their joint committee, requefted me "to recommend to the people of the United States a ...
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• One dead, six injured in Trinamool-CPI-M clash in West Bengal

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  Kolkata, Nov 26 (IANS) One man was killed and six others, including two policemen, were injured as activists of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the Trinamool Congress clashed in several villages in West Bengal’s Hooghly district Thursday, police said.“One person was killed and at least six people ...
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• GHMC polls : Congress wins only 52 seats

  
  movies, news, photos, gossip, videos - Searchandhra.com — Authority: 159
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• We Finally Found Out Something That House Members Won’t Overspend On

  
  NVFBBLOG.ORG — Authority: 132
  By:  Doug Busselman, Executive Vice President Having watched the U.S. House burn through money we don’t have at a pace that can’t even be described, this article finally identifies something that they won’t overspend on – probably at least without leveraging it into something more.  It was also so telling ...
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• Stripping of citizenship, contd

  
  Law is Cool — Authority: 434
  Father was never charged with war crime, family says The family of Helmut Oberlander says he was never a Nazi and he has not been charged by the federal government with any war crime.
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• St Louis Tea Party, November 28, 2009, Thanksgiving Christmas Holiday rally, Kiener Plaza, Saint Louis MO

  
  Citizen Wells — Authority: 590
  From the St Louis Tea Party.   “Your hard work all summer deserves some love from national celebrities and experts–from people who really know to turn on a crowd. We didn’t really go out and get these people as much as they came in and got us. We have GIGANTIC names in Hard core SUPPORT THE TROOPS ...
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• Turkeys Of The Year

  
  PA Pundits - International — Authority: 491
  By Michelle Malkin [Editors Note: The second to last paragraph of the following Michelle Malkin column contains language that some readers may find offensive.] As we gather round the Thanksgiving table, bow our heads in prayer and feast on the holiday bird, it is only fitting to take a moment to fete the ...
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• Europe Reacts to Obamas Copenhagen Trip

  
  Green Inc. — Authority: 739
  President Obamas decision to appear at a United Nations climate conference in December is under scrutiny in Europe.
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• ALG on Climategate: "Our Worst Fears Have Been Realized," Backs Inhofes Call for a Congressional Investigation

  
  Press Releases — Authority: 493
  "If that data was cooked, as it appears to have been, the whole man-made global warming theory is cooked."  – ALG President Bill Wilson November 17th, 2009, Fairfax, VA—Amid the growing "Climategate" scandal over data manipulation and suppression by the University of East Anglias Climatic Research ...
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