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Va. Senate race raking in millions with months to go 1 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 2027
Black lawmakers push Pentagon on Army hair policy 2 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 2271
GOP Armed Services Chair: Dropping Benghazi, Military did all it Could (Is the Witch Hunt Over?) 3 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 4 2307
The More Dollars, the More Influence 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 1 1763
Writing a budget might divide House Republicans 1 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Apr 2014 0 1833
GOP seeks coverage choices in health law they hate 1 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 2114
The Devil and Doug LaMalfa 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 2 1663
Cash rules everything around us 1 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 2 2188
Congressional approval of D.C. marijuana bill would allow lawmakers to light up 1 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 1993
An "Army of Lobbyists" Is Quietly Fighting for Budget-Busting Corporate Tax Breaks 1 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 4 2018
Cartoon for April 4, 2014: From Street Walker to Call Girl 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 2 1929
Some Senators Finally Willing To Call CIA's Torture Program 'Torture' 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 4 1706
Senate Intelligence Committee votes to declassify report on CIA interrogations 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 1 1668
Two senators want to declassify CIA report to expose use of ‘inhumane and brutal’ torture 1 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 6 2134
House approves bill undermining climate studies by prioritizing ‘weather-related activities’ 3 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 1 2797
Senate Democrats Threaten Repeated Votes On Minimum Wage 1 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 1 8658
House Ways and Means Committee chair Dave Camp will not seek a 13th term in office 1 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 2408
NJ traffic jams Republican U.S. Senate candidacy 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 1 2116
Paul Ryan will release new budget plan on Tuesday 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 2112
Designate January 28, as "Throw a Reporter 'Off This F---ing Balcony' Day" 0 Canoe52 Apr 2014 Apr 2014 2 2221
Government Backing for Toxic Mortgage Securities? The Economic Scam of the Century 0 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 3 1731
Military sex-assault case shows need for far-reaching reforms 1 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 1 1908
Oil CEO to Congress: Fight Russia by lifting 40-year ban on U.S. crude exports 0 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 1 1727
The House's NSA Bill Could Allow More Spying Than Ever. You Call This Reform? 2 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 6 2156
"Throw the bums out!" 3 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Mar 2014 10 3024
Nancy Pelosi Admits That Congress Is Scared Of The CIA [View all] 85 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 116 38355
Congress confronts Medicare cuts to doctors' fees 1 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 3 1942
History tells us we should listen to Nancy.... 0 AZ Mike Mar 2014 Mar 2014 4 2274
Congress unlikely to act quickly to give IRS regulatory powers over tax preparers 0 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 0 2366
Neocons Have Weathered the Storm 3 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 11 2689

Congress Continued...

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Why Congress May Let Air Force Retire The A-10 3 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 0 2728
Misdirected Mail: White House Budget Proposes Damaging Postal Service Cuts 2 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 3 2791
The CIA, the Senate and the breakdown of American democracy 0 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 3 1706
Army, Guard Chiefs Strive For Compromise As Subordinates Quarrel (xpost frm NSD) 0 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 1 1791
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 0 1455
2 years later, Congress poised to undo flood law 0 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 0 1988
McCain’s Mind-Boggling Hypocrisy on Crimea at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Conferenc 2 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 4 2418
Big or small, spending-cut efforts hit roadblocks 0 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 0 1948
House Republicans Voted Against Environmental Interests 95 Percent Of The Time In 2013 1 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 3 2283
Forbes Begins Push For HASC Chair; Calls For New ‘Leadership’ 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 1965
Shifting US foreign policy views force rethink by Israel lobby 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 1789
Congress signals tough fight for Pentagon plan 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 1809
Iran sanctions dispute hurts vets bill prospects 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 1735
Senators want Swiss banking group Credit Suisse to be forced to identify tax evaders 1 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 5 2053
Dozens of veterans’ priorities rolled into one bill (xpost from Veterans) 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 1733
Obama’s Ruse and the Shifting Views of Republicans: Will the US Let Immigrants Be? 1 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 1929
The Senator from Oz Fights Crazy with Crazy 1 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 2167
The Deep State is Vulnerable to People Power 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 1866
Rep. Smith Warns Congress: Close Bases Or DoD May Do It Without Us 1 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 2181
A 25% Cut for the Pentagon? Key Dems Say Unnecessary Defense Spending Is Crippling the U.S. and Shou 6 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 8 5001
Immigration Reform and Marco Rubio’s White Teeth 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 2009
West Virginia Congress Considering Much Needed False Claims Act 0 GoLeft TV Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 1825
Why Surging Support for Marijuana Is Hurting the Republican Party and Will For Years to Come 1 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 3 2105
Dear Mr. President: Don't You Dare Cut Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid 44 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 49 12437
U.S. foreign relations scorecard: Burkina Faso: 2 Canada: 0 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 1763
The ‘Comfort Women’ Statue: Let History Speak through the Facts 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 1932
The United States Has Become a Kleptocracy 1 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 2367
How Iraq Vets against War & Peace Groups stopped Senate bid to derail Iran Talks 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 3 1805
Budget cuts mean IRS won’t be as helpful this tax season (xpost from Economy) 1 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 1877
Congress OKs full pension boost for working-age vets (xpost from Veterans) 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 1649

Congress Continued...

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Debt vote in Senate kept from public view 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 1682
Ted Cruz introduces bill to stop Obama, feds from ‘forcing gay marriage on all 50 states’ 3 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 2403
Tea Party gripes: GOP leaders we’re trying to unseat ‘playing hardball’ by fighting back 6 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 4 3481
Haunted by Racism 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 2275
Lawmaker suggests ‘duct tape’ strategy for GOP pols: Shut up until November elections 3 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 2386
Sen. Warren vows to push for minimum wage hike 1 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 3 1938
U.S. lawmakers reach accord on paying doctors for Medicare 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 1789
A $9 Trillion War? Top 10 Reasons Americans will Regret it if GOP Derails Iran Negotiations 1 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 2075
House Speaker John Boehner: No immigration reform until Obama rebuilds trust 1 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 2059
Congress Warns DOJ That If It Doesn't Support NSA Reform Plan, It Won't Renew Key Patriot Act Provis 9 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 17 3958
Congress to CIA: Provide US Drone Victim Count 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 3 1802
Broken Democracy: Republicans poised to take Senate, Americans Reject their Platform 4 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 4 2728
Senate set to send farm bill to Obama 1 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 2023
Tea Party: Grass roots or head in the clouds? 2 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 2360
House panel opens probe into Navy bribery and fraud scandal 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 1748
Senators vow COLA cap repeal; grocery price increases considered 2 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 2369
House passes bill cutting $8 billion from ‘food stamps’ program (xpost from Poverty) 1 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1996
US Congressmen Prepare for a ‘Global War’? 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1838
New 5-year farm bill would cut subsidies while slashing food stamps benefits (xpost frm Poverty) 2 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 4 2270
Kaine: Put limits on terror war declaration 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1710
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