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2012/05/28 09:29
2012/05/28 09:29
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... who otherwise agree on nothing else: Hamas, the Israeli government and members of the United States Congress all periodically show deep annoyance at the six-decade-old international...
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2012/05/28 08:59
2012/05/28 08:59
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... used in 1882. However, the name was not used until after what war? 9. On June 28, 1968, the United States Congress passed the Uniform Holidays Bill, which moved three holidays from their...
2012/05/28 06:37
2012/05/28 06:37
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... truth about the repression of pro-democracy activists in Vietnam – an issue over which the United States Congress has just issued a stern warning to Hanoi. But perhaps now, after allowing...
2012/05/28 05:07
2012/05/28 05:07
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World War I, Memorial Day was changed to honor the dead from all American wars. The United States Congress declared Memorial Day a national holiday in 1971. In the fall of 1864,...
2012/05/27 05:52
2012/05/27 05:52
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... the National Moment of Remembrance. The National Moment of Remembrance was established by the United States Congress and asks Americans, no matter where they are at 3 p.m. on Memorial Day to...
2012/05/26 01:39
2012/05/26 01:39
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... time with my family, my pastor and my friends, I have decided to end my campaign for the United States Congress. While I have full confidence that the legal system will clear much of this...
2012/05/26 01:30
2012/05/26 01:30
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She calls it "hogwash"... allegations that she is slacking off in Washington by missing committee meetings. Republican Representative Kristi Noem came under fire today in Sioux Falls during a...
2012/05/25 20:28
2012/05/25 20:28
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... came to Washington recently to stage five shows with special guests from the nation’s capital. And, it turns out, the long-running quiz show had questions about the city’s occupants,...
2012/05/25 13:29
2012/05/25 13:29
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... the 2011 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (Human Rights Reports) to the United States Congress. The Human Rights Reports provide the facts underlying U.S. efforts to...
2012/05/25 13:26
2012/05/25 13:26
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The Senate has rejected two different bills that would keep interest rates on student loans from doubling. Under a 2007 law, interest rates for low- and middle-income students dropped to 3.4 percent,...
2012/05/25 08:53
2012/05/25 08:53
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... I think today’s political situation- this is unrealistic and it certainly is true that the United States Congress right now would never go along with this. In fact the only thing that has...
2012/05/25 08:44
2012/05/25 08:44
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One of the privileges of holding a seat in Congress is called franking --basically, taxpayer-funded mailing privileges designed to enable a representative to communicate with constituents back home....
2012/05/25 01:48
2012/05/25 01:48
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GSA spokesman Adam Elkington would not say whether Jeffrey Neely resigned or was fired from the agency that is in charge of federal buildings and supplies. The GSA inspector general previously...
2012/05/25 00:49
2012/05/25 00:49
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Hillsdale College requires each student take a course on the Constitution of the United States. And, because of the present situation in Washington, Hillsdale College has offered to give this course...
2012/05/24 21:50
2012/05/24 21:50
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... can you please tell me what bills corrine has gotten passed at all let alone to help her constituents. Here is a brief summary of her history since 1993. 51 bills sponsored, 4 have become...
2012/05/24 19:29
2012/05/24 19:29
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... protect human rights, I hereby transmit the Department of State's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2011 to the United States Congress. Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretar...
2012/05/24 19:26
2012/05/24 19:26
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U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) yesterday voted for final passage of the STOCK (Stop Trading On Congressional Knowledge) Act, a measure that would prohibit members of congress and their staff from...
2012/05/24 19:26
2012/05/24 19:26
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... organisation campaigning to end what it calls “corporate secrecy” sent a letter to the United States Congress last week asking members to pass a law that would require companies to...
2012/05/24 08:23
2012/05/24 08:23
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... bipartisanship is a positive or negative attribute as it relates to the work of the United States Congress. When I speak to students, I often mention the vital role of partisanship...
2012/05/24 06:13
2012/05/24 06:13
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Congresswoman Louise Slaughter will campaign against Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks, in the 25th Congressional District of New York, which represents Monroe County. Louise currently represents...