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5 hrs ago | Memphis Commercial Appeal

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen letting others take lead in resolving differences over slavery apology

As both the House and Senate adjourned for the Independence Day recess last week, it looked increasing unlikely they would agree on identical wording for an apology for slavery.

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Related Topix: Representative Steve Cohen, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Sam Brownback, US Senate, Republican, African-American, John Conyers

Sat Jul 04, 2009

Federal Computer Week

Registered Traveler: Data privacy, security prompts chairman's inquiry

A House committee chairman with jurisdiction over the Homeland Security Department is urging DHS' Transportation Security Administration to get more involved in safeguarding personal data for about 165,000 people held by a defunct former partner in the Registered Traveler program.

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Related Topix: Privacy, US Politics, US News, Democrat

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Computerworld

TSA asked to ensure safety of customer data after Clear closing

The chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security has given the Transportation Security Administration until July 8 to explain how the agency plans to ensure the security of private data collected by a recently shuttered company that offered a registered traveler program.

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Related Topix: US House of Representatives, US Politics, Democrat, US News

Wed Jul 01, 2009

WLBT-TV Jackson

Congressman Bennie Thompson and others being investigated

Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson and four other democratic lawmakers are under investigation for possibly receiving improper gifts.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Jackson Metro, Jackson, MS

Tue Jun 30, 2009

The Clarion-Ledger

2 picked for Miss. USDA posts

A veteran row crop and cattle and poultry farmer and a longtime aide to 2nd District U.S. Rep.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Agriculture, Science, United States Department of Agriculture

Mon Jun 29, 2009

WMC-TV Memphis

Mississippi Farm Bureau has new executive director

Michael Sullivan, a longtime farmer who helped manage the National Furniture Market in Tupelo, has been named Mississippi Farm Bureau's executive director.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Agriculture, Science

Amy Ridenour

Subjects of Congressional Ethics Probe Fight Back

Project 21 just issued a press release criticizing the Congressional Black Caucus's apparent plans to retaliate against the House Office of Congressional Ethics, which concluded that several CBC members should be investigated by the full Ethics Committee for alleged violations of gift rules.The release says: Project 21 Critical of Members of ...

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Donald Payne, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Charles Rangel, Democrat, Donna Christensen, Carolyn Kilpatrick

Sun Jun 28, 2009

Business Insurance

Bills would fund catastrophe preparation efforts

The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday introduced three hazard-mitigation bills, which won praise from the Reinsurance Assn.

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Related Topix: US House of Representatives, US Politics, Democrat, US News

Sat Jun 27, 2009

FOX News

Senate's Apology for Slavery Without Support for Reparations Riles Some Black Lawmakers

A disclaimer in a Senate apology for slavery that states that nothing in the resolution supports or authorizes reparations by the United States is causing dissension among several members of the Congressional Black Caucus and may prevent the two chambers from uniting on the measure.

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Related Topix: Asian-American, Japanese-American, US Politics, US News, Barbara Lee, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Steve Cohen

Fri Jun 26, 2009

NBC Channel 10

The New Culture of Corruption

So, in the meantime, they keep themselves busy by getting busy -- usually with women not their own wives .

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Related Topix: Donald Payne, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, John Conyers, Detroit, MI

MLive.com

Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick under investigation by ethics committee for Caribbean travel

The House ethics committee is investigating whether five Democratic lawmakers, including Michigan's Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, received improper gifts in travel to Caribbean conferences 2007 and 2008.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Charles Rangel, Democrat, Donna Christensen, US Travel, Travel

Thu Jun 25, 2009

CBS News

Rangel Trips Under Investigation

Written by CBS News investigative producer Laura Strickler The House Ethics Committee is now officially digging into two Caribbean trips taken by Congressmen Charles Rangel, D-NY, Carolyn Kilpatrick D-MI, Bennie Thompson, D-MS, Donald Payne D-NJ, and Delegate Donna Christensen D-VI. The trips were sponsored by a New York based non-profit ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Charles Rangel, Democrat, Carolyn Kilpatrick, Donald Payne, Donna Christensen, New York Metro

Politico.com

New twist in Rangel ethics inquiry

Already embroiled in an ethics probe now entering its tenth month, Rep. Charlie Rangel , chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee, received more bad news Wednesday night as the House ethics committee announced it would look into Caribbean trips taken by the veteran lawmaker and four other Democrats.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Nancy Pelosi, US News, US House of Representatives, Zoe Lofgren, Democrat, Republican, Jo Bonner, Donald Payne

Wed Jun 24, 2009

Politico

Greens, libertarians team up

Steve Clark puts an arm around his wife Lana in the driveway of their home while in the background their garage sits destroyed in northwest Austin, Minn.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Ron Klein, US Senate, Bill Nelson

Facing South

Senate passes resolution apologizing for slavery

The Senate passed a resolution Thursday calling on Congress to officially apologize "to African-Americans on behalf of the people of the United States for the wrongs committed against them and their ancestors who suffered under slavery and Jim Crow laws." The resolution, which passed the Senate in time for Juneteenth , goes on to recognize "the ...

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Related Topix: US News, African-American, Representative Steve Cohen, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Barbara Lee, John Conyers

Mon Jun 22, 2009

Memphis Commercial Appeal

Blackburn doesn't get way on spending-cut proposals

The amendment she introduced would have cut spending for the Commerce and Justice Departments, the Office of Science and Technology Policy and NASA by 5 percent.

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Related Topix: US Politics, John Tanner, US News, Democrat, Representative Steve Cohen, Representative Travis Childers

Sun Jun 21, 2009

Detnews.com - Wayne County

Group says wife 'puts a cloud' on Rep. Conyers

A government watchdog group said it is "ironic and unseemly" that U.S. Rep. John Conyers led an impeachment action Friday on the House floor against a federal judge.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, John Conyers, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Sheila Jackson-Lee, Nancy Pelosi

Sat Jun 20, 2009

Sunherald.com

State legislators persistence pays off

Gov. Haley Barbour said President Obama had opposed supplemental funds such as the more than $500 million Congress approved for Mississippi on Thursday, but state officials convinced the president it was critical for recovery.

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Related Topix: Mississippi Government, Mississippi, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Gene Taylor, Senator Roger Wicker, Roger Wicker, US Senate, Republican, Thad Cochran

Fri Jun 19, 2009

Platts

NPRA raises concerns about provisions in anti-terrorism bill

The National Petrochemical & Refiners Association Thursday said that provisions in the proposed Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act "will have a detrimental impact on national security and economic stability." The bill, introduced by Representative Bennie Thompson, a Democrat from Mississippi, is pending before the House Homeland Security and ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Peter King, Republican

Thu Jun 18, 2009

The Modesto Bee

Senate apologizes for slavery, but disclaimer draws criticism

The Senate passed a resolution Thursday calling on the U.S. to apologize officially for the enslavement and segregation of millions of African-Americans and to acknowledge "the fundamental injustice, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery and Jim Crow laws." The resolution, sponsored with little fanfare by Sen.

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Related Topix: African-American, Tom Harkin, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Iowa, 2008 Presidential Election, Barbara Lee, US House of Representatives

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