Tag: congress
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April 27, 2007 05:38 PM EDT --
Are you ready to end this war? Then it's time to act.
In the last 48 hours both houses of Congress passed a bill to end the war by funding the troops with a clear timeline to bring them home. Bush's . . . more
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August 09, 2007 09:29 AM EDT --
Michael Moore has formally endorsed HR 676, the bill in Congress which could establish universal healthcare in America! Presidential candidate and Congressman Dennis Kucinich has been working hard to push . . . more
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August 15, 2007 09:37 AM EDT --
In September General Petraeus is scheduled to deliver his report to Congress on the progress of the military surge and political reform in Iraq. The Democrats have been using the progress report . . . more
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March 24, 2007 11:50 AM EDT --
Congressman and presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich was one of the few Democrats to vote against the supplemental spending bill that passed by the House yesterday. The House bill provided $100 billion . . . more
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August 12, 2008 04:15 PM EDT --
Here are some multi-topical political thoughts.
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Rove, McCain and Obama. Oh My!!
After watching Karl Rove's appearance on "Face The Nation" this past Sunday, and tying it . . . more
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June 17, 2007 02:57 AM EDT --
The United States Constitution calls for apportioning Congressional districts according to the population, as counted in the most recent census. In most cases, the Congressional districts within each state . . . more
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January 19, 2008 12:25 PM EST --
From Newsday ,
Democratic lawmakers on Friday cited the slowing economy as a reason that the
House should override President Bush's veto of a bill that would increase
spending on a popular . . . more
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May 28, 2008 04:52 PM EDT --
The Washington Post is discussing if the Congress should have more members. The Last time the membership number of the House changed was 1911. Since we have obviously grown a lot since then should the . . . more
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December 21, 2006 11:34 AM EST --
April 2006
"Health care is an essential safeguard of human life and dignity and there is an obligation for society to ensure that every person be able to realize this right."
Cardinal Joseph . . . more
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July 18, 2008 08:37 PM EDT --
As we watch the dismally unpopular Congress slog through it's empty work (led by those two stellar All-American leaders - Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid) the need for congressional reforms becomes painfully . . . more
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July 06, 2008 10:50 AM EDT --
While not assembled into a complete weapon Iraq did have all of the components to make chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons. Shell casings have been found, chemical ingredients . . . more
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April 15, 2007 09:16 PM EDT --
"President Bush said Saturday that a Democratic plan to set an end date for the war gives "our enemies the victory they desperately want"
In a speech given Saturday, President Bush . . . more
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August 31, 2007 04:08 PM EDT --
Okay, I realize its political suicide to admit to being a gay in Idaho. But, I don't understand all the hand wringing about whether a paper should publish a Senator's sexual orientation. . . . more
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September 24, 2007 11:37 AM EDT --
Presidential Cantidate Barrack Obama today proposed a similar plan to what John Edwards has mentioned to change Social Security. Social Security was set up as a contribution based insurance system . . . more
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December 12, 2007 09:56 PM EST --
From the Washington Times ,
The mostly female group — famous for disrupting congressional hearings and its
demonstrators clad in pink T-shirts and tiaras — has applied for a new . . . more
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January 15, 2008 01:03 AM EST --
From Roll Call ,
The White House may link a possible executive order eliminating thousands of earmarks with a call for reprogramming the funding, perhaps through a direct rebate to taxpayers or . . . more
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February 22, 2007 11:35 PM EST --
I found this interesting AP article today:
http://www.wmur.com/news/11084812/detail.html
I encourage you to read it and then return for a conversation.
I am certain that many Republicans, . . . more
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September 26, 2007 04:34 PM EDT --
First Bill Clinton bullied GQ and got the editors to can a story that did not show Hillary in a positive light. Now he is threatening a New York restaraunt for hanging a phot of Chelsea on their . . . more
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January 19, 2008 10:50 AM EST --
What is the purpose of the United States Constitution?
Ms. Bill Clinton: It is a symbolic thing really, rather like the flag. You just wrap yourself in it whenever you need . . . more
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July 15, 2008 12:40 PM EDT --
The powerful House Democrat Rep. Charles Rangel is facing new ethical questions in a report that says he used his congressional office to solicit $30 million in donations to an academic center bearing . . . more
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