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 TV
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  Unbundling the bundles of pay TV and why it doesn't matter.
  by jwalk6 / on May 13, 2013
• in Politics
  The Fiscal Cliff: A Disguised Blessing?
  Does anyone not want government to balance its budget and lower its debts? No; the issue is philosophy - timing, method.
  by debstwins / on Dec 27, 2012
• in Gaming
  How Responsible is Starcraft for Sandy Hook?
  Video games as the straw man for tragedy
  by jwalk6 / on Dec 20, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “congress”

 

• While You Are Distracted Obama & the NDAA is Destroying the 2nd Amendment

  
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  Susanne Posel Occupy Corporatism December 24, 2012       With the advent of Obama’s new Gun Control Task Force headed by Vice President Joe Biden, the proposals coming to the forefront are focused on restricting the 2nd Amendment, government-controlled mental health services and governmental oversight of ...
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• Dems look to crack down on anti-abortion ‘crisis pregnancy centers’

  
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  The Hill : The legislation is aimed at crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs), which are clinics often set up by a church or other anti-abortion groups. Democrats in Congress and other pro-abortion groups say these clinics are known to indicate they can perform abortions in order to attract pregnant women patients, and then ...
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• India, China vow to end long-running border dispute

  
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  NEW DELHI: The Indian and Chinese premiers pledged on Monday to finally resolve a border dispute that has soured ties for decades, saying satisfactory relations between the two Asian giants were key to world peace. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, making his first foreign visit since taking office, said that Beijing was ...
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• Breakfast with Congressman Ron Barber

  
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  Posted  by AzBlueMeanie: Announcement from Congressman Ron Barber:
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• Apple pays no tax on much of its overseas income, Senate panel finds

  
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  Apple’s Tim Cook will make his debut testifying before Congress on Tuesday, when the chief executive will press lawmakers to simplify corporate taxes as well as defend the company’s tax practices. Cook will appear before the Senate Homeland Security subcommittee on investigations, which is looking into what it ...
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• House and Senate farm bills good news for sugar producers. House bill trims food stamps

  
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  WASHINGTON - So far, so good for Louisiana sugar producers. Farm bills enacted last week by House and Senate agricultural committees would keep the federal sugar program pretty much in place, continuing a minimum price of 22.9 cents per pound...
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• Do you really think they’re there to represent you? Or to gain wealth for themselves?

  
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  Mac Slavo May 20th, 2013 SHTFplan.com     They write the rules. One set for them. One set for us. 50 million of our fellow countrymen starve and depend on paltry government distributions to put food on the table every month. Millions have lost their homes and their jobs. And future generations are saddled with ...
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• Bob Kasten Works Internationally in D.C. | Life After Congress

  
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  Years after leaving Congress, former Sen. Bob Kasten, R-Wis., has kept his eye on the issues he focused on while he was a member.
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• Immigration Bill Navigates Early Obstacles

  
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  Slow but sure seems to be working for the supporters of the Senate’s immigration bill. With Washington distracted by scandals large and small, the Senate Judiciary Committee continued to chew its way through amendments to the bipartisan measure on Monday. With ten Democratic supporters and two Republican authors of ...
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• Is Apple Dodging Taxes?

  
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  Apple ( NASDAQ:AAPL ) Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook is set to testify before Congress Tuesday on how his company manages its books. Up for question at Tuesday’s hearing are accounting practices such as Apple’s reporting of a 25.2 percent rate, which takes into account the billions set aside each year for ...
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• Oregon House: Put Mark Hatfields statue in Congress and send Jason Lee statue home

  
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  The Oregon House votes 36-22 to place a statue of the late Oregon Sen. Mark O. Hatfield in the U.S. Capitol.
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• Two Unions Oppose Senate Immigration Bill

  
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  Two unions representing federal immigration workers said Monday they oppose the bipartisan Senate effort to overhaul the immigration system.
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• Education Dept. Gives 3 More States Waivers On No Child Left Behind

  
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  WASHINGTON (AP) — Three more states have received permission to ignore parts of the federal No Child Left Behind education law. The Education Department on Monday said Alaska, Hawaii and West Virginia schools qualified for exemptions. The decision now has given 37 states and the District of Columbia the OK to come ...
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• A Cabinet of Gold

  
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  (The following is a story written by Martha Kennedy for the May-June 2013 edition of the Library of Congress Magazine, LCM.) The Library’s new exhibition “The Gibson Girl’s America: Drawings by Charles Dana Gibson” features works by a great American master of pen-and-ink drawing selected from the Library’s ...
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• Senators ask ex-IRS chief to detail communications with White House

  
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  Signaling that it intends to conduct an aggressive investigation into how the Internal Revenue Service targeted certain conservative-leaning groups, the Senate Finance Committee has asked the agencys outgoing acting commissioner to document any communications with top Obama administration officials about the ...
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• The Caucus: With Disputed Amendments Ahead, Senate Panel Returns to Immigration Bill

  
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  Though more controversial amendments to immigration overhaul legislation are expected later this week, Monday’s meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee was expected to be long — perhaps dragging late into the evening — but largely devoid of partisan fireworks.        
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• DOJ Didnt Just Monitor Rosen, Monitored THREE Fox News Staffers

  
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  Early this morning, the talk on Twitter was about the Department of Justice tracking, monitoring, and spying on Fox News reporter James Rosen. Twitchy does a great job of aggregating tweets and news stories related to this story.  Follow  ...
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• Senate panel drafting immigration bill agrees to more changes prompted by Boston bombing

  
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  Senators debating a bipartisan immigration bill agreed to changes Monday that would bar immigrants who received asylum from returning to their home country, a proposal drafted in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings. Read full article >>        
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• Congress Champion Aged Gelding Its Time!

  
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   Congress Champion limited aged geldings in 2012! Third at select world as 3 yr old, second at Congress same year. Over 210 points- 44 lifetime grands and 23 reserves. Superior amateur and open halter champion. 5th in the nation in amateur geldings in 2012 with limited showing. He will win for you! Easy to show, ...
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• Obamacare vs. Economic Principles ---The Young Wont Buy Healthcare

  
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  Douglas Holtz-Eakin, president of American Action Forum and former director of the CBO, published a very good piece on Monday morning which furthers the argument that Obamacare will not be the liberal utopia dream that President Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and other Democrats sold to the American people.  In fact, ...
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