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Dog Bites Man Congressional spending bill stuffed with pork. AB…

Congressional Budget Office two weeks ago. That’s right, when a child is born in the currrent decade, she starts out $28,000 more in the hole than she would have without…

…Rick Perry was about to call a second special session on congressional redistricting. In case you’ve forgotten the chronology, here it is: The Texas legistlature was unable to agree upon…

Rice Watch Day 7 Making the rounds today on the AP wire today is a story titled “9-11 Report Questions Rice’s Statements” : The congressional report on pre-Sept. 11 intelligence…

The 25th Ammendment… …can be read here. Basically, the President gets to comeback when he says he’s ready, and it takes a majority of the cabinet to initiate a Congressional

TPP and a bit of history

From Thomas Dewar, Public Citizen News release: Quote: “… Also fueling congressional opposition to Fast Track is the abysmal outcome of the Obama administration’s only major trade pact to date,…

What to Do When a High-Profile U.Chicago Economist Says the Airline, Telephone and Package-Shipping Industries Prohibit Use by Preexisting Flyers, Callers and Shippers: If you’re a liberal, take this ball and run with it!

…A public option would save $100 billion over 10 years, according to the Congressional Budget Office, and could offer respite from the plan cancellations and rate hikes that still persist…