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It was the mute appeal to President Obama that was so heart-rending. It came in the form of a photo -- placed in a prominent spot during the congressional hearing -- of a young Chinese woman on a hospital bed gazing down at what had been her baby.

The bipartisan abortion amendment passed during Saturday's health care debate was co-sponsored by Rep.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office will provide a cost and security assessment of the Navy's plan to open a military housing complex at Naval Weapons Station Earle to the general public, under legislation signed into law Wednesday by President Barak Obama.

Washington D.C., Oct 21, 2009 .- Pro-life leaders gathered in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday afternoon to discuss the danger of federally-funded abortion being a part of health care reform.

To the Editor: I told you so. During the Republican primary I wrote a letter explaining why Chris Christie was not a good candidate for governor.

U.S. lawmakers want Pakistan to do more to fight religious intolerance, saying the issue should play a bigger role in U.S. assistance to and engagement with Pakistan in coming years.

On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the take over of mainland China by the Chinese Communist Party , the bipartisan Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission held a congressional hearing on Capitol Hill, September 29, focusing on the recent upsurge in human rights abuses in China.

A bill that includes money earmarked to help clean up Wreck Pond has been approved by the U.S. House of Representatives and is headed for the Senate, officials said.

Title: Tanzanian Lutheran Bishop Stresses Need for Economic Recovery Programs ELCA NEWS SERVICE >September 29, 2009 Tanzanian Lutheran Bishop Stresses Need for Economic Recovery Programs 09-215-JD WASHINGTON - The Rt.

A new report from the Census Bureau ranks Arkansas among the lowest paying states in the country.

Members of the Shore area's congressional delegation are asking President Barack Obama to stop the closing of Fort Monmouth while information revealed in a classified Defense Department report can be investigated.

At the annual Values Voter Summit over the weekend, conservative leaders claimed that President Obama's health care reform plan will lead to more abortions unless opponents become more vocal in attempts to defeat the plan, CQ Today reports.

I truly hope that New Jersey's own Gang of Five never come to see me at one of New Jersey's comedy clubs.

The former Bear Stearns Cos. broker who alerted the firm to a fraud by technology company investment advisers Alberto Vilar and Gary Tanaka said he was threatened, mocked as a 'Junior G-Man' and forced out for his efforts.

The Washington Bureau will also be covering: -FRC Action, the legislative arm of the Family Research Council; the American Family Association; Focus on the Family ACTION; American Values; the Family Research Council; and the Heritage Foundation - Summit Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.; House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence, ...

Two of New Jersey's 13 congressional districts are among only 34 nationally where voters split their ballots in 2008 by choosing Democrat Barack Obama for president while electing a Republican to represent them in the House of Representatives.

Republican congressmen Lamar Smith and Frank Wolf, who have been doggedly pursuing the Civil Rights Division trying to get answers as to why this case was dismissed, have expressed their relief that Justice is finally beginning to take this issue seriously .

Obama: It's 'season for action' Rep. Adrian Smith of Nebraska found himself next to the center of attention on Capitol Hill: Rep.

An US national accused of having sex with minors is taken into custody in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

As school started in districts across the state this week, the doors of Tobey School in Concord were closed and locked.