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Five UMES students have been selected to receive Comcast Diversity Congressional Scholarships.

Meeks: If this process does not provide our veterans with the services they need then we have failed to serve those who so dutifully served us.

AOPA has asked the FAA to suspend plans to establish a slot auction system for access to La Guardia Airport, arguing that Congress has specifically prohibited the imposition of new fees for services.

New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly leaves city hall after a press conference with Mayor Bloomberg in November 2006 at New York City.

Some of Clinton's closest supporters - the nearly two dozen House Democrats from her home state of New York - switched their endorsements to Obama Thursday.

Rep. Charles Rangel, flanked by members of the New York congressional delegation, at Washington yesterday.

House Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel speaks to reporters during a news conference unveiling the Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 at the U.S. Capitol October 25, 2007 in Washington, DC.

Typically, colleges confer the title of valedictorian on their best graduating student.

WASHINGTON : Some of Hillary Rodham Clinton's biggest backers from New York rallied around Barack Obama Thursday as she signaled her candidacy was ending.

Hillary Rodham Clinton has told congressional colleagues she would be open to becoming Barack Obama's vice presidential nominee, saying she would consider it if it would help Democrats win the White House, the ...

At long last, the U.S. House of Representatives has voted to investigate the notorious School of the Americas .

Rep. John Conyers brought his con gressional road-show to New York yesterday, staging a "public forum" meant to sow racial division here and undermine faith in the NYPD. via New York Post

“We have a very complex situation”

A congressional committee Monday heard civil rights crusaders, academics and frustrated Sean Bell supporters demand a massive overhaul to police departments in New York and nationwide to end excessive force ... via AMNY

“There needs to be change now in New York, not only New York, but all over this world”

May 12, 2008 House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers and other lawmakers called for justice and accountability at a Monday forum in Lower Manhattan on police-community relations in the wake of the Sean ... via NY1

Big corporations give him money. Presidential candidates seek his endorsement. He has influential friends in Congress and the governor's mansion. via Recordonline.com - The Times Herald-R...

“The National Action Network may not have been perfect, but nothing was going on that was untoward.”

In this March 24, 2005 file photo, Rev. Al Sharpton walks to the Federal Communications Commission office in Washington. via Florida Times-Union

Congressman Rangel's $9288/year Cadillac DeVille isn't very "representative." Fortunately for the congressman though, he is not alone. via Weapons of Mass Discussion

Rep. Maurice Hinchey - a 2007 Nissan Altima for $200 a month . Rep. Edolphus Towns - a 2008 Lincoln MKX at $715 a month. via Washington Examiner

“II could probably find something for ... one of those red cars and then I think my constituents would say, 'With all the money that he gets, this is the respect he shows us?'”

A number of lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives drive very expensive leased vehicles, but they aren't paying for them - you are. via Newswire.co.nz

And it's not just the car, but gas, registration, insurance the works. And as CBS 2 HD found out, there's no limit on how much they can spend. via The Amateur Economist & Curmudgeon Blog