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Amanda Terkel

Congress Saved Section 5 Of The Voting Rights Act In 2006 -- But What About In 2013?

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 03.11.2013 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- There aren't too many Republicans loudly demanding that the Supreme Court uphold Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, the heart of the la...

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Science and Religion: Never the Twain Shall Meet

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 04.14.2013 | Science
Read More: Jews, Christians, Big Bang, James Sensenbrenner, Monotheists, Lamar Smith, Science, Dana Rohrbacher, House Science Committee, Religion, Cosmology, Muslims, Evolution, Ralph Hall, Science and Religion, Pope, Science News
Jeff Schweitzer

Unlike scientific claims, beliefs cannot be arbitrated to determine which is valid because there is no objective basis on which to compare one set of beliefs to another. Those two world views are not closer than we think; they are as far apart as could possibly be imagined.

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Lucia Graves

Heartland Spin-off 'Will Not Promote Climate Skepticism'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.14.2012 | Green
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WASHINGTON -- The Heartland Institute's insurance research project, formerly the Center on Finance, Insurance and Real Estate, which on Friday announc...

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Lucia Graves

Controversial Billboard Prompts Internal Rifts At Heartland

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.14.2012 | Green
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WASHINGTON -- The Heartland Institute announced Friday the spin-off of its insurance research project, effective May 31. The departure comes just a we...

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Lucia Graves

Donors Jump Ship On Heartland

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.09.2012 | Green
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Six days after the Heartland Institute launched an ad campaign comparing a belief in global warming to the psychology of mass murder, corporate sponso...

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Lucia Graves

Solyndra Audit Release Prompts Republicans To Run Victory Laps

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 02.03.2012 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) took a victory lap on Thursday when it was announced that Herb Allison, the man tasked with reviewing th...

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GOP Seeks Big Changes In Federal Prison Sentences

NPR | Posted 01.31.2012 | Crime
Read More: Federal Prison Terms, James Sensenbrenner, Douglas Berman, Matt Miner, Mandatory Sentences, Sentencing Guidelines, Patti Saris, Amy Baron-Evans, Bill Otis, House Judiciary Committee, Crime News

Every year, federal judges sentence more than 80,000 criminals. Those punishments are supposed to be fair — and predictable. But seven years ago, th...

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Really Sensenbrenner? Michelle Obama's Top Fitness Moments of 2011

The Huffington Post | Meredith Melnick | Posted 12.23.2011 | Healthy Living
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Say what? When Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) criticized Michelle Obama, he went right for the, uh, posterior. "She lectures us on eating right while s...

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Congressman: Michelle Obama Has 'Large Posterior'

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 12.22.2011 | Style
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In today's edition of Outrageous And Unfounded Insults, Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) has decided to question Michelle Obama's body shape. MediaBis...

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Of Sense and Sensenbrenner

Leslie Harris | Posted 09.12.2011 | Technology
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Leslie Harris

Sensenbrenner, Chairman of the House Judiciary Crime Subcommittee, pulled no punches, "I believe this bill is bad policy and I will do my best to kill it."

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Amanda Terkel

Wisconsin Protesters Flood Town Hall Meeting In Governor's Hometown

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- Protesters unhappy with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposals forced a GOP congressman to shut down a town hall meeting on Mond...

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The Science of Climate Change and Closing Doors in Congress

Peter H. Gleick | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
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Peter H. Gleick

On Dec. 1, I provided oral and written testimony to a hearing of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming of the US Congress. It turns out this was the very last hearing of the Select Committee.

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Scientists To Fight Climate Change Skeptics With Organized Campaign

Los Angeles Times | Neela Banerjee, Tribune Washington Bureau | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
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The American Geophysical Union plans to announce that 700 researchers have agreed to speak out on the issue. Other scientists plan a pushback against ...

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On Immigration, Are You a Lamar Smith-John Boehner-Steve King Republican?

Rep. Luis Gutierrez | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Rep. Luis Gutierrez

About a week ago, I announced that I would not run for Mayor of Chicago so that I could devote my full time and attention to my vocation: fighting for immigration reform.

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Jim Sensenbrenner, BP Investor And Congressman, Won't Recuse Himself From Oil Spill Hearings

AP | DENNIS CONRAD | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
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WASHINGTON (AP)— A multimillionaire House Republican who owns thousands of shares of BP stock has no plans to recuse himself from a congressiona...

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Stock Ownership Up In Congress: Maximizing Public Good Or Portfolios?

The Washington Post | Robert O'Harrow Jr., Kimberly Kindy and Dan Keating | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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When Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) this summer proposed a $4 billion tax on medical-device firms to help offset the cost of health-care reforms, an unusua...

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Is Now the Right Time for Immigration Reform? Chuck Schumer, the Sensenbrenner in Liberal's Clothes

Anis Shivani | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Anis Shivani

The Schumer mandate for the undocumented to register within a short period of time, or else be permanently barred from becoming U.S. residents, is a prime example of the law run amok.

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Yes, There Are Racists in the GOP

James Boyce | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Racism, Gop, Msnbc, Immigration, James Sensenbrenner, Michele Bachmann, Contessa Brewer, John Culberson, Politics News
James Boyce

There is a segment of the GOP that brings a racist attitude to the immigration debate, and it's made up of House members, not marginal figures in the Party.

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