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Reform...at What Cost?

Susan Bevan | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Moderate Republicans, Moderates, Republican-Majority-for-Choice, Abortion Rights, Nancy Pelosi, Health Care Reform, Stupak Amendment, Anti-Abortion, U.S. House of Representatives, Health Care, Pro-Choice, Republican Party, Republicans, Politics News

Like it or not, abortion is a legal medical procedure and a decision that has to be left to doctors and families. Why are women being singled out and denied coverage, even through private plans?

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One Cheer for Joseph Cao

Michael J.W. Stickings | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, U.S. House of Representatives, Republican Party, Politics News

It's hard to fault Joseph Cao for worrying about his re-election prospects, but let's not mistake self-interest for nobility.

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Confusion in the Senate Regarding Allowance Allocation

Robert Stavins | Posted 10.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Market-Based Environmental Policies, Efficiency, Waxman-Markey Legislation, U.S. Senate, Environmental Politics, Distributional Analysis, Cap-and-Trade, Kerry-Boxer Legislation, Cost-Effectiveness, U.S. House of Representatives, Global Climate Policy, Green News

The new debate over climate change is repeating the confusion that was prevalent in the press about the allowance allocation in the Waxman-Markey legislation in the House of Representatives.

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75 Guantanamo Prisoners Cleared for Release; 31 Could Leave Today

Andy Worthington | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: President Obama, Guantanamo, Alla Ali Bin Ali Ahmed, World News, Dick Cheney, Habeas Corpus, Politics News, US House of Representatives, Robert Gates, Fouad Al-Rabiah, Saudi Arabia, US Senate, Habeas Corpus Guantanamo, Guantanamo Bay, Judge Emmet G. Sullivan, Kuwait, Judge Gladys Kessler, Closing Guantanamo, Yemen, World, Guantanamo Detainees, Greg Craig, Guantanamo Task Force, Saudi Rehabilitation, Yemeni Detainees Guantanamo, Ayman Batarfi, US District Court, Justice Department, Barack Obama, Uighurs, Guantanamo Uighurs, U.S. Court of Appeals, Politics News

If the rationale for not releasing the Yemenis from Guantánamo was extended to the U.S. prison system, no prisoner would ever be released at the end of their sentence, because prison "might have radicalized" them.

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Bernanke's 5 Ways To Fix The Financial System: READ His Prepared Congressional Testimony

federalreserve.gov | Posted 10.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Committee on Financial Services, US House of Representatives, Regulatory Reform, Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, Business News

Note: Below is the full text of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's prepared remarks delivered earlier today. Chairman Ben S. Bernanke Regulatory reform...

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Too Good To Be True?

Robert Stavins | Posted 11.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Market-Based Environmental Policies, Common Property Resources, Free Rider Problem, Cost-Effectiveness, Benefit-Cost Analysis, Regulation, Global Climate Policy, Externalities, California, AB 32, Energy Efficiency, U.S. Senate, Waxman-Markey Legislation, Cap-and-Trade, Environmental Politics, U.S. House of Representatives, Green News

I had thought that arguments about massive "free lunches" in the energy efficiency and climate domain had long since been laid to rest. The debates in California (and some of the rhetoric in Washington) prove otherwise.

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Wilson's Outburst May Have Violated House Rules

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Joe Wilson, Joe-Wilson-Lie-Obama, House Rules, Washington Post, Joe Wilson South Carolina, U.S. House of Representatives, Politics News

When Representative Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) shouted "You lie!" at President Barack Obama during last night's address, it may have been more than a dick mo...

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Houston Tea Partiers Protest Pelosi

Politico | Posted 07.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Houston Tea Party Society, Tea Party, Houston, Nancy Pelosi, Pelosi, U.S. House of Representatives, Politics News

Hundreds laid down their money to watch an onstage interview with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in Houston, the epicenter of Bush Country, on ...

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What An Ogress You Are, Congresswoman Foxx

Michael Rowe | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gop, Hate Crimes, Judy Shepard, Virginia Foxx, Matthew Shepard, Laramie, Religious Right, Gay, U.S. House of Representatives, Republican Party, Barack Obama, North Carolina, Politics News

I'd like to imagine the feelings of Judy Shepard as the hate crimes bill named after her murdered son Matthew passed the house in the presence of the woman who attempted to besmirch his memory with ugly distortions.

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The Horror, The Horror!: GOP, Business Alarmed by Fair Pay Bills

Art Levine | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gop, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Labor, Employee Free Choice Act, House of Representatives, US House of Representatives, Politics News

The two pay equity bills being considered this week by the House are a good sign that pro-worker legislation will get a fair hearing in this new Congress.

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Bob Novak Just Doesn't Get It

Brian Normoyle | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Elections, Mandates, George W. Bush, Obama Popular Vote, Bob Novak Column, Election Results, 2008 Election, Electoral Map, 2008 Presidential Election, Robert Novak, US House of Representatives, National Popular Vote, Democratic Majority, John McCain 2008, Electoral Votes, Voter Turnout, Bob Novak Barack Obama, Election 2008 coverageHuffPost Election Reaction, US Senate, Election 2008, Barack Obama Popular Vote, Obama Landslide, Obama Electoral Map, Bob Novak, Popular Vote, HuffPost Election Reaction, Politics News

The President-Elect flipped eight Bush states to the blue column and managed to get two states to elect a Democrat for President for the first time in nearly half a century.

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Local House Members Want Revised Bailout Plan

Southtown Star | Elisabeth Kilpatrick | Posted 11.02.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Representatives Bailout, Illinois Delegation Bailout, Jerry Weller, Bobby Rush, Judy Biggert, Jesse Jackson Jr., U.S. House, Dan Lipinski, U.S. House of Representatives, Bailout, Bailout Bill, Illinois Represenatives, Ken Edmonds, Chicago News

When the U.S. House of Representatives voted on the financial bailout package Monday, plenty of opposition came from the Southland's representatives, ...

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Debbie Cook and Larry Kissell: Two Progressive Democrats for Congress

Erik Ose | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Cafta, Jack Abramoff, Congress, Right Wing Republicans, Debbie Cook, Huntington Beach, ’08 Congressional Races, General Election, Online Fundraising, Offshore Oil Drilling, California, Blue America PAC, Dccc, Larry Kissell, 2008, Democratic National Convention Denver, Big Oil, Ca-46, Plant Closings, Donna Edwards, U.S. House of Representatives, Global Warming, North Carolina, Democratic Convention, Robin Hayes, Progressive Democrats, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher Torture, Democratic National Convention, Sustainable Energy, Democrats, Al Wynn, Manufacturing Job Losses, Education, House Challengers, U.S. House, Orange County, Netroots, Republicans, Nc-08, Politics News

These contests will help determine whether the party can hold off Republicans' attempts to seize back control of Congress, or add seats to the Democratic majority they gained in 2006.

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Farewell to a Child of the American Dream: Goodbye Tubbs Jones

Stefan Roberts | Posted 01.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Congress, US House of Representatives, Civil Rights, Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Politics News

Her passing is a loss for America. In battling corruption and poverty she showed courage and conviction that is found less and less in our elected officials today.

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