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A climbing unemployment rate is generating talk in Congress of extended unemployment compensation and possibly new tax breaks for the jobless - even as both parties attempt to dismiss consideration of a second economic stimulus package.

Rahm Emanuel, shown here in a Nov. 18 file photo, had discussions with Illinois Gov.

It would probably be easy to make fun of Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley's field trip to Washington today.

Green Car Congress recently attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street conference sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy .

I had a dream the other night. Shopping for a new car, I logged on to a manufacturer's Web site.

A new documentary Directed by Michael Covel has been released that takes a hard look at the decisions we as a country make about money.

Within hours of House passage June 26 of sweeping energy legislation, the party fund-raising letters were already going out.

President Asif Ali Zardari has conferred Hilal-i-Quaid-e-Azam Award on US Congressman Chris Van Hollen in recognition of his strong support for Pakistan in the House of Representatives.

Safety Advocates Warn: U.S. Road Death Reduction Largely Due to Economic Recession, Gas Prices -- Passage of Priority Safety Legislation Needed More than Ever Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety tool name close tool goes here WASHINGTON, July 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is a statement of Judith Lee Stone, President, Advocates for ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported good news Thuesday: The death rate on the nation's roads fell to the lowest point since 1961 last year.

The issue: Congress is debating how to address global warming by limiting the amount of carbon emitted into the atmosphere.

Now that he has some name recognition on the campaign trail, Naperville native Scott Harper wants to claim the 13th Congressional seat for the Democrats.

Check LL on the Politics Hour with Kojo Nnamdi and Tom Sherwood today, 12 p.m. on WAMU-FM, 88.5. Guests are City Administrator Neil Albert and Metro board vice chair Peter Benjamin .

The Senate voted Wednesday to triple nonmilitary aid to Pakistan in hopes of bolstering economic and political stability there and to help change the negative attitudes of many Pakistanis toward America.The bill approves $1.5 billion a year over five years in humanitarian and economic aid to Pakistan.

I'm back from a fantastic press conference on the American Clean Energy & Security Act over at the Capitol here in Washington, DC.

U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin , chaired a field hearing today of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship in Rockville, MD, entitled " Missed Opportunities: The ARRA and the NIH/SBIR exclusion." During the hearing, local and national experts in biotechnology testified about the important research and development projects ...

Surgeons are often on call. They never know when the emergency room is going to page them out of a weekend barbeque to rush to the hospital for an operation.

Inquiring minds are investigating legislation that would sell US oil reserves in an attempt to bring down the price of gasoline.

U.S. Rep. Peter Welch and two fellow House members marked the 50th straight day of rising gasoline prices Wednesday by introducing legislation they say will modernize the country's oil reserves and help drive down fuel costs.

Letterman ridicules Palin A A June 10: CQPolitics.coma TMs Craig Crawford talks about the new feud between late night talk show host David Letterman and Gov.