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• How the Senate filibusters the world

  
  FP Passport — Authority: 684
  Like manyin Washington, I spent Saturday night at home watching C-SPAN as the House debatedand ultimately passed a major healthcare reform bill. It was about as excitingas the legislative process gets: a special weekend session, with heated debateover a controversial amendment, impassioned statements from ...
  2 days ago

• Casey vs. Lieberman on Ft. Hood Massacre

  
  The Cable — Authority: 699
  Army Chief of Staff George Casey took to the airwaves Sunday to warn the public not to overemphasizeunconfirmed reports about anti-American and religious statementsallegedly made by alleged Fort Hood gunman Major Nidal Hasan . "I think we need to be very careful here about speculating based on anecdotes like that," ...
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• All Texas Republicans and one Democrat--Rep. Chet Edwards--voted against health-care plan Saturday

  
  Postcards — Authority: 504
  In the U.S. House’s 220-215 approval Saturday of a health-care overhaul—see our published story here —the Texas congressional delegation parted almost entirely along party lines with all but one Democrat voting “aye” on House Resolution 3962 and every Republican voting “no.” The measure was sent to the ...
  3 days ago

• U.S. Congress Passes Historic Bipartisan Healthcare Reform Bill

  
  CAUSA — Authority: 124
  Late last night after a long day of debate, the U.S. Congress passed an historic bipartisan healthcare reform bill. At 11:15pm EST, Congress passed the Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962) by a vote of 220, which included 219 Democrats and 1 Republican. According to a press release from Oregon ...
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• Pakistan Lashes Back at Clinton

  
  Muslim Media Network — Authority: 434
  By Farhan Bokhari The controversy could overshadow Clinton’s first visit to the country as Secretary of State, especially as her remarks will be seen questioning the sincerity of the influential military, Pakistani officials said. “If we are going to have a mature partnership where we work together” then ...
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• Here’s A Shock: 237 In U.S. Congress Are Millionaires

  
  MoonDog Sports — Authority: 598
  According to a report on Politico.com, 237 of the 535 members in the U.S. House and Senate have net worths of at least $1 million.
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• Uninsured Idahoans Deserve More

  
  The MountainGoat Report — Authority: 98
  The miserable have no other medicine but only hope — Shakespeare, Measure for Measure Claudio was in prison hoping for a pardon to spare his life, but he could just as well have been foretelling of the lottery that passes for a U.S. health care system when Shakespeare penned those words for him.  With the House ...
  5 days ago

• Former Dunedin mayor looks at county, House 45 races

  
  Bay Buzz — Authority: 487
  Former Dunedin mayor Bob Hackworth confirmed to the Bay Buzz on Friday that hes considering running for Pinellas County Commission or the Florida House District 45 seat in 2010. Neither race has a Democrat running yet, but they both would pose tests with established politicians on the ballot against Hackworth, a ...
  5 days ago

• J Street Looks for the Middle Road

  
  Foreign Policy — Authority: 773
  The new Israel lobby group made a spectacular entrance, but it now must walk a political tightrope to build its credibility.
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• Schiff launches new site, gets attacked #CTGOPBattleRoyale

  
  Connecticut Local Politics — Authority: 501
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• U.S. Lawmaker Pushes Death Penalty Appeals Overhaul

  
  The StandDown Texas Project — Authority: 510
  Thats the title of a news report from AFP, via Google News.  LINK A US lawmaker has introduced legislation to end "inhumane andunconstitutional" rules that prevent death row inmates from presentingnewly discovered evidence to dispute their guilt. "Weve gotfolks on death row with no opportunity to show compelling ...
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• Senate to block U.S. trials for Gitmo detainees

  
  The Cable — Authority: 699
  Theadministration is pushing back against the latest Congressional effortto thwart their plans to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, andtry the prisoners on U.S. soil, but the White House is expected to losethis round of the fight. The Senate will start debate today on the Commerce, Justice, and Science ...
  6 days ago

• U.S. Congress Backs Resolution to Reject Goldstone Gaza Report

  
  Qwaider Planet — Authority: 165
  A TALE OF CORRUPT POLITICIANS… The U.S. Congress on Tuesday overwhelmingly backed a resolution encouraging President Barack Obama’s administration to oppose any endorsement of the Goldstone Read More......( read more )
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• Who Is at Fault for LGBT Losses?

  
  Michael-In-Norfolk - - Coming Out In Mid Life — Authority: 148
  Besides our fair weather friends in the Democratic Party, others bear responsibility for the loss in Maine and other areas where anti-gay politicians were elected yesterday. And to see who that is, many of us need to look in the mirror. Im as guilty as any given all the years I lived in the closet trying to be ...
  1 week ago

• Congress may require ISPs to block fraud sites

  
  Recent White Papers, Webcasts and Case Studies - ZDNet — Authority: 453
  a U.S. House of Representatives bill is taking the unusual step of requiring Internet providers to block access to certain online financial scams - or face fines and federal court injunctions. For the last decade or so, Internet service providers have been dealing with requests to block access to...
  1 week ago

• McCaul hammers absence of GOP members from health-care negotiations; Doggett critiques GOP proposal

  
  Postcards — Authority: 504
  U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul of Austin joined Republican House colleagues from Texas this morning in reminding reporters that GOP members—in the minority in the House and Senate—have been left out of the Democratic leadership’s search for a plan broadening access to health coverage. “When you don’t have a seat ...
  1 week ago

• Congress Moves To Control All U.S. Water

  
  The Republican Temple — Authority: 514
  Jim sent this in: Civil libertarians are warning Americans about the ambitions of federal lawmakers to control all waters within the United States including those on private property, in the latest power grab by politicians in Washington, DC. According to the American Land Rights Association, the Obama ...
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• Berman and Ackerman respond to Goldstone

  
  The Cable — Authority: 699
  The House is preparing to vote on a resolution condemningthe U.N.s Goldstone Report, but not before making changes to the text to respondto the complaints of Goldstone himself. Meanwhile in New York, the U.N. General Assembly was preparingfor a possible vote on a resolution supporting the Goldstone Report onWednesday ...
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• Congress Funds Study On How To Avoid Constituents and Stay in Office

  
  BATTLE JOINED — Authority: 131
  This Friday, the tax payer funded Congressional Management Foundation (CMF) is hosting a briefing for Members of Congress and their staff on their new study: Online Town Hall Meetings: Exploring Democracy in the 21st Century . The CMF study consisted of 21 townhall meetings where Members of Congress and CMF ...
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