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House Republicans are preparing for a trip to Copenhagen and looking to derail Democratic efforts to negotiate an international climate agreement.

The Obama administration is warning Congress that if it doesn't move to regulate greenhouse gases, the Environmental Protection Agency will take a "command-and-control" role over the process in a way that could hurt business.

Republican lawmakers critical of global efforts to battle climate change said Tuesday they would head to the Copenhagen summit to undercut President Obama's promises of U.S. action.

Members of Congress are questioning the thoroughness of a National Transportation Safety Board's investigation of a 2008 helicopter crash that killed seven firefighters from Jackson and Josephine counties.

The Environmental Protection Agency said Monday that greenhouse gases spewed by power plants, oil refineries and vehicles constitute a public health threat, a verdict that positions the government to set new limits on global-warming emissions.

The AAFP has signed on to a letter to members of Congress that aims to set the record straight about recently revised breast cancer screening recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, or USPSTF.

Members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force testified at a hearing Wednesday before the the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on health.

Republican lawmakers pressed their case on Wednesday that new U.S. recommendations advising against routine mammograms for women in their 40s could be used to ration healthcare under reform legislation before Congress, a charge Democrats denied.

For Texas lawmakers in both parties, President Barack Obama's plan for Afghanistan offered something for everyone and not enough for many.

Dear Friend, Do you ever wonder what really goes on in Washington? You will often hear 30-second sound bites on the evening news.

"The percentage of Americans who believe global warming is happening has dipped from 80 to 72 percent in the past year, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, even as a majority still support a national cap on greenhouse gas emissions," the Washington Post reports.

If You Hate the Bowl Championship Series. . . . . . now you can blame George Bush : College Football's Bowl Championship Series has turned to Ari Fleischer, the former press secretary to President George W. Bush, to spiff up its image.

Michael Mann Dr. Michael E. Mann, famed originator of the " Hockey Stick " graph, is now officially under investigation by his current employer, Penn State University.

The Minority Media & Telecommunications Council is opposed to the FCC's collection of Social Security numbers as part of an expanded media ownership reporting form .

Because they know their constituents prefer pictures to facts, Republican opponents of health care reform love to provide visuals of to back up their claim that the Democrats' health care reform bill is so long, my goodness, it's unwieldy and dangerous and shouldn't be passed.

In this Nov. 7, 2009, file photo Rep. Peter Hoekstra, R-Mich., picks up a copy of the House health care bill HB-3962 after he wheeled it up the steps to the House more... FILE - In this Saturday, Nov.

In this Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, file photo Rep. John Shadegg, R-Ariz., pulls a copy of the House health care bill, pages taped end-to-end, through the crowd during a rally against health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Here's how area members of Congress voted on major issues in the week ending Nov.

NEWS : Some thoughts on biking . Half of all aboriginal villages surveyed must be moved .

Supporters of Taiwan in the U.S. Congress on Friday pushed for President Barack Obama to move toward selling arms to the island, a step that would likely set back warming U.S. ties with China.