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When a Marijuana Loss Is Actually a Victory

Rob Kampia | Posted 05.15.2012

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The vote on a major medical marijuana amendment on the floor of the U.S. House on Wednesday night was an exciting development, even though the amendme...

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House Voting to Shift U.S. Redline for War with Iran

Jamal Abdi | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Iran, Congress, Obama, U.S. House of Representatives, Nuclear Weapons Capable, H.Res.568, War, Politics News

Today the House is planning to take up H.Res.568 -- a resolution that shifts the U.S. redline for war with Iran -- on a suspension vote. There has not been a single hearing on this measure and no debate about its very serious implications.

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Congress Needs Bipartisan Friendships Now More Than Ever

Ambassador Tony Hall | Posted 05.08.2012

Bipartisan friendships don't erase our political divisions, but they do fundamentally change how political opponents view one another and engage with one another in the public arena.

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Reflections on Twenty Years of Policy Innovation

Robert Stavins | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Market-Based Environmental Policies, Efficiency, Environmental Policy, Economic Policy, Distributional Analysis, Environmental Economics, Cost-Effectiveness, Politics, Climate Change Policy, Office of Management and Budget, Market Failure, Regulation, Positive Political Economy and Tagged Acid Rain, Obama Administration, SO2 Allowance Trading, Global Climate Policy, Externalities, Waxman-Markey Legislation, U.S. Senate, Energy Policy, Energy Economics, Cap-and-Trade, Environmental Politics, U.S. House of Representatives, Green News

In 2009, the U.S. Congress considered but ultimately failed to enact legislation aimed at limiting U.S. greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions. The bill unde...

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NEA Budget Gets Hit While Smithsonian Budget Sees An Increase

Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: House of Representatives, Federal Funding for the Arts, U.S. Congress, US Funding, President Obama, US Government, U.S. House of Representatives, National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Funding, National Endowment for the Humanities, Republicans, Arts News

As a result of the spending bill that passed Friday, allegedly to avoid a government shutdown, the National Endowment for the Arts and the National En...

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Off the Cliff

Rep. Bruce Braley | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Payroll Tax Cut Extension, Speaker John Boehner, US House of Representatives, Congress, John Boehner, Payroll Tax Cut, Middle Class, Bruce Braley, Tax Cuts, Payroll Tax, Payroll Tax Holiday, Politics News

It's unacceptable. Letting the payroll tax cut expire would not only take money away from struggling middle class families -- it would put a damper on job creation in our weak economy.

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Tax Break Update -- What Is Happening Today

Rep. Louise Slaughter | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: U.S. Senate, Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, Middle Class Tax Cuts, Politics News

I want to help explain what is happening on the floor of the House of Representatives. We should be voting to extend middle class tax cuts, but through some legislative acrobatics, the Republican Majority has totally prevented this.

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President, Congress Must Stand Strong Against Efforts to Eliminate Birth Control Coverage

Rep. Gwen Moore | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Affordable Care Act, Birth Control, US House of Representatives, Wisconsin, Planned Parenthood, Obama Health Care, Gwen Moore, Politics News

Let's be clear -- when we passed the health reform law, it was our goal to expand coverage to all people in need of quality, affordable care -- not limit coverage to only certain categories of people.

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Remembering the $17 Million Dollar Witch Hunt of Mike Espy

Matthew Lynch, Ed.D. | Posted 01.08.2012

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While contemplating writing an article about Johnny Dupree, African American Gubernatorial candidate for the state of Mississippi, I was reminded of t...

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House Republicans Attack Women's Health Again

Rep. Lois Capps | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: U.S. House of Representatives, Women's Health, Abortion Rights, Republicans, H.R. 358, Emtala, Emergency Medical Care, Politics News

H.R. 358 carves a radical and uncalled for loophole that would allow providers to refuse emergency care for women even if their lives are endangered by their pregnancy.

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Making the Case for the Page Program

Alex Wirth | Posted 10.09.2011

Read More: Education, Senate Page, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Youth, Budget Cuts, House Page Program, Education News

What Boehner and Pelosi failed to take into account is the impact the page program has on the pages themselves, the love for government fostered in our nation's youth and the debates that were had bridging the partisanship of Washington.

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Politics Is in Everything. Period.

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 07.12.2011

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Politics seems to be in everything now. Whether it is your home loan, your school loan; even your reproductive rights or the right to bear arms. Belie...

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Celebrate Mothers Locally, Commit To Mothers Globally

Rev. Debra Haffner | Posted 07.06.2011

Read More: Abortion, Gop, Family Planning, Mother's Day, Abortion Rights, Contraception, U.S. House of Representatives, Maternal Health, Planned Parenthood, Maternal Mortality, Title X, Infant Mortality, Politics News

Access to maternal health care, contraception and family planning services can and should be available to all women, regardless of nationality, geography, economic status or other factors.

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House Republicans Attempt Backdoor Maneuver To Advance Legislative Language Redefining Rape

Mother Jones | Nick Baumann | Posted 07.03.2011

Read More: Abortion, House Gop Rape, Republican Abortion Bill, House GOP, Abortion Debate, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, House Gop Abortion, House Republicans Abortion, House Republicans Rape, U.S. House of Representatives, Gop Abortion Bill, House Republicans, Politics News

Republicans pulled controversial "forcible rape" language from a pending bill, but they're trying a backdoor maneuver to ensure the legislation achiev...

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Republican Budget Plan Denies the American Dream

Ethan Rome | Posted 06.05.2011

The GOP's budget breaks the fundamental promise of this country: That if you work hard and play by the rules, you can take care of your family and retire with dignity and peace of mind.

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What Passes for Scandal Among Republicans

Mike Lux | Posted 05.30.2011

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You would think that the Republicans in the House would have better things to do than erupt in outrage over whether something is "advice" or a "recommendation." You would be wrong.

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House Democrats Face Long Odds in 2012

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Blumenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- A new poll of 50 competitive congressional districts by the Democrat-sponsored polling organization Democracy Corps finds "the new Repub...

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Poll Suggests Public Losing Patience With New Congress

McClatchy | David Lightman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Once again, the public is getting increasingly disgusted with Washington....

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Will Organized Labor Rally For Science... and Jobs

James M. Gentile | Posted 05.25.2011

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Science is not a special interest; it's a national interest. And it's time for organized labor -- as well as the business community -- to rally behind it.

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GOP Congressman: 'Frog Jump On My GPS'

NPR | Blake Farmer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Of the 87 new Republicans in the House of Representatives, Stephen Fincher epitomizes the first-time politicians who make up a third of the freshmen c...

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Supporting Family Planning Is the Moral Response

Rev. Debra Haffner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, House Budget, Gop, Family Planning, Contraceptives, U.S. House of Representatives, Planned Parenthood, Maternal and Child Health, Adolescent Pregnancy, Title X, Religion News

Millions of people of faith ground their commitment to sexual and reproductive health care in their religious beliefs that affirm that it is precisely because life is sacred that it should never be created carelessly.

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Deficit Reduction to Require Investment in the Jobs Pipeline as Well as Belt Tightening

Jim Gibbons | Posted 05.25.2011

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As the fragile economic recovery gains strength, the focus of the attention of our nation's leaders has shifted from the consistently high unemployment rate to deficit reduction.

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A Responsible End to the War in Afghanistan

Rep. Barbara Lee | Posted 05.25.2011

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We cannot continue to funnel billions of dollars a week toward a counterproductive military-first strategy in Afghanistan while sacrificing vital domestic priorities such as quality education, affordable health care, and job creation.

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'Death Panel' For Elmo?

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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House Republicans called for cuts in hundreds of programs across the face of government Friday night in a $61 billion savings package toughened at the...

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Ethics Watchdog Targets Congressional Sleepovers

AP | BEN EVANS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: U.S. House of Representatives, Congressional Sleepovers, Paul Ryan Office, Crew, Sleeping in Congress, Paul Ryan, Crew Investigation, Politics News

WASHINGTON — A Washington ethics watchdog says it's time for Congress to crack down on lawmakers who sleep in their offices rather than pay for ...

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