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"Congress' first task: FISA; When Congress reconvenes, it needs to act quickly on new terrorist surveillance legislation."
"Congress' first task: FISA; When Congress reconvenes, it needs to act quickly on new terrorist surveillance legislation...

Library of Congress Experience Sneak PreviewLibrary of Congress Blog
This past Monday, Cheryl Regan of the Library?s Interpretive Programs Office (i.e., she?s in charge of exhibitions) was gracious enough to allow me to tip-toe around the fabrication materials and power tools over in the Thomas Jefferson Building and lead me on a behind-the-scenes tour of the installation of our new Library of Congress Experience...

Paulson Asking Congress for Authority to Buy $700 B MBSs: Congress Should Say No
Paulson and Bernanke have told the public that the administration will draft legislation authorizing the Fed to buy up to $700 billion of mortgage backed securities (MBSs)...

Religion And Congress: Scholars Say Congress Is Becoming More Pluralistic
Andre Carson is a Muslim. Jared Polis is Jewish. Dina Titus is Greek Orthodox. Does it matter? Maybe. Maybe not. Carson, Polis and Titus are three members of the 111th Congress...

Ninth Circuit grants rehearing en banc to reexamine whether the U.S. Congress in 1991 validly abrogated States' sovereign immunity when Congress made States subject to private damage claims under the Government Employee Rights Act
Ninth Circuit grants rehearing en banc to reexamine whether the U.S. Congress in 1991 validly abrogated States' sovereign immunity when Congress made States subject to private damage claims under the Government Employee Rights Act: You can access today's order granting rehearing en banc at this link...

C ... O ... N ... G ... R ... E ... S ... S ... CONGRESS!
Earlier this week, in my other blogosphere role, I went on a little bit of a rant about the Eagles chant. Well it seems that Representative Patrick Murphy is one Congressman who doesn't probably need to be told about the chant...

Will the Uniting American Families Act pass soon now that Democrats control Congress?
The bill is sponsored by Democrats in both the House and Senate which gives it a...

What are the laws agains using profanity on the raido. Can congress pass any sort of bill against using profanity on c.d., raido. ect?
The FCC (federal commerce commisssion) monitors public radio for profanity, the ...