US senators have rejected attempts to open a debate on a bill which included a provision allowing the repeal of the ban on openly gay military personnel.
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In a letter to President Barack Obama seven months ago, 10 Republican senators led by Utah’s Orrin Hatch urged him to use tax relief to bolster the U.S. economy...
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No matter who you are where you live how much money you make or wether youre young or old or rural or inner city or healthy or dealing with a disability you will need...
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The Obama administration plans to offer Saudi Arabia $60 billion worth of advanced aircraft, in what would be the largest arms deal in US history....
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http://pics.blameitonthevoices.com/042009/gay_vietnam_veteran.jpg The Washington Blade has learned that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) intends to...
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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/data?pid=avimage&iid=iRmWD_SS7MuE At least 25 “super PACS,” including one linked to Karl Rove, are fueling a surge in...
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http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2010/09/12/us/politics/Boehner/Boehner-articleLarge.jpg House Democrats were preparing late last year for the first floor vote...
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A social engineering bill to restrict residence in the suburbs and rural areas and force Americans into city centers has passed the United States Senate Banking...
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by Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium blogger Congress comes back into session next week, but environmentalists and climate change activists have given up on the...
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http://www.thebuckstopsnow.org/2010/08/buck-mckeons-military-record-a-work-of-fiction/ Representative Howard P. "Buck" McKeon never served in combat in...
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The rest of the country is still struggling with high unemployment amid a sluggish-at-best economic recovery -- but the wealthiest members of Congress are in high...
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Financial disclosure forms from 2009 are in, and the Hill has ranked the 50 wealthiest lawmakers (27 Democrats and 23 Republicans) from the House and Senate....
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http://techdirt.com/images/topic_journalism.gif A few weeks ago, we noted, with some disappointment, that the politicians who had been pushing for a much needed...
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The Huffington Post's Mark Blumenthal writes that "the averages show a GOP lead that has been trending in the Republican direction all summer. That trend is...
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Online video may be wildly popular among the Internet savvy, but it is a minor part of the TV-viewing habits of the mainstream crowd. Because online video offerings...
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Gee, I wonder if Obama now regrets going so easy on Wall Street. By seeking that middle ground - the middle ground that is actually hunkered down in the middle of...
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A prominent philanthropist, cancer survivor, and American businessman, David Koch, has given...
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A controversial Employment Non-Discrimination Ordinance (ENDO) created to protect LGBT people from discrimination when applying for jobs with the city council of...
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On June 21 Jerry Torres, whose company provides translators and armed security guards in Iraq, was invited to testify before the Commission on Wartime Contracting...
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http://www.alternet.org/images/managed/storyimages_04rmbankerpaylarge.jpg_640x389_150x107 Congress finally passed a moderate reform package to tighten...
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