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Tea Party phonies: Doing the conservative zigzag and right-wing flip-flop, based on who’s president 0 unhappycamper Jul 2014 Jul 2014 3 1639
Bird known for mating dance may decide Senate fate 1 unhappycamper Jul 2014 Jul 2014 1 1749
Congress resists Obama on Myanmar 0 unhappycamper Jul 2014 Jul 2014 1 1430
As gridlock in Congress continues, Obama tells Cabinet to find areas open to executive action 0 unhappycamper Jul 2014 Jul 2014 0 1252
Cartoon for June 30, 2014: Congress Fried Chicken 2 unhappycamper Jul 2014 Jul 2014 3 1713
GOP bucking business priorities on Capitol Hill 1 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1448
LA GOP candidate for Congress: Climate change is a hoax, can be disproved with thermometer 4 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 3 1770
Bill aims to aid Camp Lejeune contamination victims 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1266
J Randy Forbes: China. There, I said it 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1613
Louie Gohmert demands Obama stop ‘luring’ lice and scabies-ridden immigrant children 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1250
Don Young's fondness for hunting at game ranches detailed in House Ethics documents 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1315
Neocons: Alive and itching for war 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1287
Why the U.S. immigration system is so broken 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1353
GOP: Show Me the Money! 1 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1625
Jackson Doughart: For John McCain, nothing settles a conflict like a few bombs 2 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1526
The net neutrality fight: Lawmakers propose bill to ban ‘paid prioritization’ of web traffic 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 2 1283
Bill Moyers Essay: Wall Street’s Secret Weapon: Congress 1 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1457
Mental Health vs. Gun Control: A Devil's Bargain 1 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1524
Hawks Push for Iraq War: The Rule of Law Prevents It 1 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1508
Ugly, paranoid, divisive politics: The GOP are all Know-Nothings now 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 3 1550
What Happens When the Tea Party Goes to Washington 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1610
Driven by the Far Right 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1382
A Crisis to Address: Why the Senate's Discussing a Democracy Amendment 6 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 26 2553
Eric Cantor’s Opponent Beat Him By Calling Out GOP Corruption 2 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 4 1782
US House of Representatives Has Become a Garbage Heap for Anti-China Sentiments 1 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1348
Dear Sen. McCain: No, the Taliban Prisoners didn’t Carry out 9/11; but you Supported Muslim Radicals 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1441
Military Update: House panel rejects most proposed military benefit curbs 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1331
House approves measure to cut funding for feds unless they crack down on legal weed 1 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 2 1745
Denial Is Not A Policy. 0 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 2 1390
The Right's Gamble 0 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 1 1525

Congress Continued...

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Washington doesn’t care about your cable bill: Why the Comcast merger is inevitable 1 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 2 1416
(VIDEO): On This Memorial Day GOP: Honor Our Veterans with Bonifide Actions As Well As Words 0 LovingA2andMI May 2014 May 2014 0 1588
A Memorial Day Truth 0 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 6 1370
How Congress & The White House Are Trying To Screw You Over In Secret With The Revamped USA Freedom 0 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 3 1348
Ted Cruz and Paul Ryan Forgot This Key Detail About Running for President 1 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 1 1800
Cantor says he'll block military immigration measure 3 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 3 1972
Study: Popular movements strangled by influence of the wealthy elite in Congress 10 unhappycamper Apr 2014 May 2014 46 3530
Congressional candidates slam Lamborn letter about AFA religious freedoms 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 1403
Va. Senate race raking in millions with months to go 1 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 1538
Black lawmakers push Pentagon on Army hair policy 2 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 1686
GOP Armed Services Chair: Dropping Benghazi, Military did all it Could (Is the Witch Hunt Over?) 3 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 4 1612
The More Dollars, the More Influence 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 1 1359
Writing a budget might divide House Republicans 1 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Apr 2014 0 1444
GOP seeks coverage choices in health law they hate 1 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 1620
The Devil and Doug LaMalfa 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 2 1266
Cash rules everything around us 1 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 2 1696
Congressional approval of D.C. marijuana bill would allow lawmakers to light up 1 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 1491
An "Army of Lobbyists" Is Quietly Fighting for Budget-Busting Corporate Tax Breaks 1 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 4 1524
Cartoon for April 4, 2014: From Street Walker to Call Girl 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 2 1567
Some Senators Finally Willing To Call CIA's Torture Program 'Torture' 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 4 1315
Senate Intelligence Committee votes to declassify report on CIA interrogations 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 1 1260
Two senators want to declassify CIA report to expose use of ‘inhumane and brutal’ torture 1 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 6 1613
House approves bill undermining climate studies by prioritizing ‘weather-related activities’ 3 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 1 2130
Senate Democrats Threaten Repeated Votes On Minimum Wage 1 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 1 8187
House Ways and Means Committee chair Dave Camp will not seek a 13th term in office 1 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 1912
NJ traffic jams Republican U.S. Senate candidacy 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 1 1744
Paul Ryan will release new budget plan on Tuesday 0 unhappycamper Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 1648
Designate January 28, as "Throw a Reporter 'Off This F---ing Balcony' Day" 0 Canoe52 Apr 2014 Apr 2014 2 1654
Government Backing for Toxic Mortgage Securities? The Economic Scam of the Century 0 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 3 1281
Military sex-assault case shows need for far-reaching reforms 1 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 1 1395

Congress Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Oil CEO to Congress: Fight Russia by lifting 40-year ban on U.S. crude exports 0 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 1 1343
The House's NSA Bill Could Allow More Spying Than Ever. You Call This Reform? 2 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 6 1607
"Throw the bums out!" 3 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Mar 2014 10 2164
Nancy Pelosi Admits That Congress Is Scared Of The CIA [View all] 85 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 116 23261
Congress confronts Medicare cuts to doctors' fees 1 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 3 1525
History tells us we should listen to Nancy.... 0 AZ Mike Mar 2014 Mar 2014 4 1696
Congress unlikely to act quickly to give IRS regulatory powers over tax preparers 0 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 0 1842
Neocons Have Weathered the Storm 3 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 11 2000
Why Congress May Let Air Force Retire The A-10 3 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 0 2064
Misdirected Mail: White House Budget Proposes Damaging Postal Service Cuts 2 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 3 2173
The CIA, the Senate and the breakdown of American democracy 0 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 3 1317
Army, Guard Chiefs Strive For Compromise As Subordinates Quarrel (xpost frm NSD) 0 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 1 1369
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 0 1185
2 years later, Congress poised to undo flood law 0 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 0 1483
McCain’s Mind-Boggling Hypocrisy on Crimea at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Conferenc 2 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 4 1803
Big or small, spending-cut efforts hit roadblocks 0 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Mar 2014 0 1528
House Republicans Voted Against Environmental Interests 95 Percent Of The Time In 2013 1 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 3 1846
Forbes Begins Push For HASC Chair; Calls For New ‘Leadership’ 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 1490
Shifting US foreign policy views force rethink by Israel lobby 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 1369
Congress signals tough fight for Pentagon plan 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 1405
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