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U.S. Congress

Dec 18, 2005: Congress Gave Bush Extended Powers and He Used Them
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PETER YOST of The Associated Press wrote today that, "President Bush is seizing on Iraq's elections to claim significant progress as he faces an uproar in Congress over whether he exceeded his powers in conducting the war on terror." If...

Dec 10, 2005: Bush Wants 16 Provisions of the USA Patriot Act Renewed
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Today U.S. President George W. Bush applauded "for its good work" a "House and Senate conference committee" that "reached an agreement on reauthorization of the Patriot Act." "Now Congress needs to finish the job," he said during his weekly radio...

Dec 3, 2005: Energy and Commerce Committee to Hold Hearings on College Football
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Nathan at Dump MIke: Getting the Facts about Congressman Mike Ferguson, NJ-7, notes today that, "The Committee on Energy and Commerce -- on which Rep. Mike Ferguson [of New Jersey] sits -- is responsible for some important issues including gas...

Nov 29, 2005: Anxious Congressional Delegations
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Sun-Sentinel.Com of Fort Lauderdale, Florida says "Back home, Florida's congressional delegation finds pressure to end Iraq war." I suspect congressional delegations from every state in the union are feeling the heat about the war. With some congressional seats up for...

Nov 9, 2005: Able Danger Meets Weldon
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9/11 Citizens Watch reports that Congressman Casey Weldon stormed out a hearing after accusing Lee Hamiliton of covering up for the Bush "methodist mafia". For more information about the Pentagon's top secret data mining operation that discovered the supposed 9/11...

May 25, 2005: Has Congress Rediscovered Its Center?
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"A new center of political power rose in Washington this week, and it could challenge the White House and leaders of Congress for control of the national agenda," contends a Knight Ridder Newspapers-Christian Science Monitor article in the May 25,...

Jan 22, 2005: The Journalism, Blogging and Credibility Conference
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I've been following the Blogging, Journalism & Credibility Conference held this weekend at Harvard University through posts by Robert Cox of The National Debate. Robert, Jeff Jarvis of Buzz Machine, Jill Abramson of The New York Times and other media...

Jan 6, 2005: Californians Head Three Powerful Congressional Committees
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Copley News Service correspondent Dana Wilkie noted in a report in the January 6, 2005 edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune that, "with Wednesday's selection of Redlands (California) Representative Jerry Lewis as chairman of the House Appropriations Committee – the...

Jan 3, 2005: DeLay asked House Republicans to Reverse December Rule Change
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House "Majority Leader Tom DeLay asked House Republicans Monday [July 3, 2004]to reverse a December rule change that allows indicted leaders to continue to hold leadership posts in the chamber," according to Ted Barrett of CNN. Mr. Delay succumbed to...

Jan 3, 2005: Matsui Rose From U.S. Internment Camp to U.S. Congress
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U.S. Representative Robert T. Matsui, D-Sacramento, who died January 1, 2005, served time in an internment camp for Japanese-Americans during World War II and served 26 years in Congress. Read more here.