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Rep.'s policy adviser guilty of fraud
A senior policy fellow for Rep. Danny Davis has pleaded guilty to defrauding the government and private lenders of nearly $822,000 by using aliases to obtain student loans and more than 90 credit cards.
Black Leaders Applaud House Passage of Health Care Bill - With Public Option
When the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi banged the gavel and declared, ''The bill is passed', health care reform that President Obama and Democratic leaders have pushed for so fervently over the past year came one step closer to reality on Saturday.
NAACP, Urban League and Other Organizations Unite at - Civil Rights War Room' for Health Care Reform
In an effort to coordinate lobbying efforts on health care, the NAACP on Nov. 5 joined forces with the National Urban League, Black Leadership Forum and several other high profile activist groups to unveil a a oeCivil Rights Health Care War Rooma located in the lobbyist hub of K Street in Washington, D.C. During the unveiling, participating members ...
A Win for Abortion Opponents in House Bill
Last night's vote to pass a major health care reform bill in the House of Representatives only came after a trade-off on abortion funding that was opposed by House liberals, as CBS News correspondent Michelle Miller reports.
The Abortion Debate Flares Again
Updated: The House voted 240 to 194 in favor of a restrictive abortion amendment that signaled a shift in the political center on abortion rights.
The first nasty floor fight in the health care debate is under way, and ita s all over a bit of theater that Democrats decided to put on at the outset of todaya s proceedings.
The White House takes the day from this Sunday's television talk shows, as Democratic and Republican lawmakers fill in to discuss the dire new unemployment report, the tragic shootings at Fort Hood, and if it goes off as planned the House vote this weekend on health care reform legislation.
Nov. 5, 2009 BOOK REVIEW: 'Muslim Mafia' Reveals Plans of Radical Islam Through CAIR, Other Groups, to Take Over 'North America' -- 'If It Takes 100 Years' Reviewed By David M. Kinchen Huntingtonnews.net Book Critic Chris Gaubatz infiltrated the national headquarters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations , as an intern named David Marshall ...
amFix: 'Are you a U.S. citizen?'
Ten. Thata s the number of questions youa ll be asked when the 2010 census forms arrive in mail boxes starting next April.
Q&A on Afghanistan war with U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif.
U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., gained international acclaim for being the only member in Congress who courageously and extraordinarily voted against the authorization of the use of force following the Sept.
Rep. Michael Honda Introduces Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Prevention and Control Act of 2009
SUMMARY: California Congressman Michael Honda and a bipartisan coalition of co-sponsors last week introduced the Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Control and Prevention Act of 2009, a measure intended to address the ongoing epidemics of hepatitis B and C. The bill -- which requests $90 million in funding -- would establish a comprehensive ...
After all the fuss, public health plan covers few
In this Sept. 17, 2009 file photo Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb., second from left, talks about health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington with, from left, Sen.
Congressman Mike Thompson lauded for endorsing the Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act
Today, Lung Cancer Alliance praised Congressman Mike Thompson for his endorsement of the Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act of 2009.
Rep Honda Introduces Bi-Partisan Bill to End Hepatitis Epidemic in America
Washington D.C. - Congressman Michael Honda , chairman of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, introduced the bi-partisan Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Control and Prevention Act of 2009, to address a national Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C epidemic impacting America.
President Barack Obama signs the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009, Friday, Oct.
ACLU Pushing For Investigation Into U.S. Intelligence Agencies
Mike German, Policy Council to the American Civil Liberties Union, says that Rep.
Vitter takes on census, immigrant rights groups
In his push to have the Census Bureau count the number of U.S. citizens, Sen. David Vitter, Louisiana Republican, is taking a very parochial approach with his colleagues: Your state could be the one to lose an extra seat in Congress.
Would more women in Congress mean peace? Date published: 10/26/2009 AGOOD READER, disagreeing with our editorial criticism of state Sen.
Feingold: Voters Oppose Afghan Troop Surge
Wis. Democrat Says Obama Would "Have Trouble" With Americans if President Increases Troops in Afghanistan Democratic Sen.
Minority lawmakers oppose census citizenship question
Rep. Judy Chu reacts as Congressional Black Caucus chair Rep. Barbara Lee and Congressional Hispanic Caucus chair Rep.
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