John Olver

Fifteen Guys in a DC Jail Cell Plotting Mischief -- Watch Out World!

Rabbi Steve Gutow | Posted 05.20.2012

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Rabbi Steve Gutow

It sounds like the beginning of a semi-decent joke: A movie star, four Congress members, leaders of several NGOs, two rabbis, a journalist and a great comedian walk into a jail cell. Last Friday, that is what happened though.

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Democratic Congressman Announces Retirement

Posted 12.26.2011

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John Olver (D), a 75-year-old congressman from Massachusetts, has announced he won't seek reelection. His decision follows news that the state wil...

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Congress Hack Attack: House Member Web Sites Hacked With Anti-Obama Language

Posted 05.25.2011

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Several House members had their websites hacked overnight after President Obama's State of the Union Address. Around 6:30 a.m. Eastern, the sites of J...

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Hot Chocolate, Cold Cash: Members Of Congress Raise Money In The Holiday Spirit

Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 05.25.2011

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Despite recent recession trend stories suggesting that lobbyists are in less of a mood to party, the Sunlight Foundation has heard of three times more...

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Daily Show's Oil Crisis Analysis: Live In Wild Or Tailgate (VIDEO)

The Daily Show | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Daily Show's Rob Riggle and John Oliver discuss the nation's oil crisis and offer solutions tailor-made by (and for) both blue states and red stat...

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