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Poll Shows Waning Support for congressional Democrats
Poll finds increasing support for Republicans, lower support for Democrats in Congress
09:17 AM on 09/04/2010 ABC Politics The Joe Miller Lesson Applied to the GOP congressional Leadership
On the cusp of what is trending toward a significant Republican victory in November, the current GOP congressional leadership has yet to make a compelling case that they're ready to lead a majority party.
01:04 AM on 09/02/2010 American Thinker Ex-congressman certified for Nov. 2 ballot in Ohio
Outspoken former Democratic congressman Jim Traficant, who served time in federal prison for corruption, has fought his way onto the Nov. 2 ballot to run again for a U.S. House seat ? this time as an independent.
10:32 PM on 09/02/2010 MSNBC Politics MSNBC host shouts down former GOP congressman over Social Security cuts
A former Republican congressman from Ohio found himself in the difficult position Tuesday of explaining the policy of not paying back Social Security funds that were used for things like tax cuts for the rich. Guest hosting MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan Show, Cenk Uygur gave former Rep. Bob McEwen the task of defending his idea that [...]
06:30 PM on 09/02/2010 Raw Story Ex-congressman in Ohio has signatures to run again
An elections board in Ohio says a former congressman who served time in federal prison has enough valid signatures to run again for a U.S. House seat.
12:56 AM on 08/31/2010 MSNBC Politics congresswoman redirected scholarships to relatives, aide's children
Swamp draining.
11:25 AM on 08/30/2010 Hot Air Disappointed By congress, EPA Pursues Climate Change
The last time we spoke to EPA administrator Lisa Jackson in October of last year, she was pretty hopeful that Congress would pass a climate change bill. They didn't, and now the agency is issuing new rules and regulations that will do some of the things it hoped Congress would. Host Liane Hansen asks Jackson how she responds to critics who say the EPA is overstepping its authority.
08:00 AM on 08/29/2010 NPR News - Politics congress may sneak through Internet kill switch' in defense bill
A federal cybersecurity bill that critics say creates a presidential "kill switch" for the Internet could be added on to a defense spending bill and passed without much debate, technology news sources report. Sen. Thomas Carper (D-DE), one of the sponsors of the Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act, told GovInfoSecurity.com that the Senate [...]
01:00 AM on 08/29/2010 Raw Story Will military ballot access impact key congressional races?
DoD denies waiver to four states.
12:15 AM on 08/28/2010 Hot Air congresswoman Michele Bachmann: Join Me For A Tea Party Townhall this Saturday!
I would like to invite everyone who is in Washington, DC to attend a townhall with me and several other prominent guests. Our outdoor event will be held next to the Washington Monument, at 15th Street & Constitution. We will be starting on Saturday at 1:30pm. This will be a great forum for individuals who [...]
01:08 PM on 08/27/2010 Big Government Dem congressman jokes about Pelosi's death
"Heck, she might even get sick and die"
04:09 PM on 08/27/2010 MSNBC Politics Dem congressman Called For Geithner to be Fired on 8/20
ABC's Z. Byron Wolf reports: Turns out that House Minority Leader John Boehner?s call this week for Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and others in the President?s economic team to be fired may not have been so splashy. A Democratic Congressman...
03:08 PM on 08/27/2010 ABC Politics Dem congressman Calls for Geithner to be Fired
Rep. Tom Periello Has Critizied Economic Team, But Supported Stimulus, Health Reform
04:53 PM on 08/27/2010 ABC Politics congress ignores real job creation
Opinion: The game of politics is holding back some lawmakers from supporting the energy bill.
11:42 AM on 08/26/2010 Politico Top Stories Dan Quayle's son wins congressional primary04:40 AM on 08/25/2010 MSNBC Politics Video: Where's my congressman?
"Who's the new guy?"
01:38 PM on 08/24/2010 Hot Air Constitution Silly Stuff, Says Illinois congressman
| Democrat Phil Hare confronted by constituents on Obamacare, membership of Socialist Party.
12:27 PM on 08/24/2010 Infowars congressional Budget Office Says We Can Maximize Long-Run Economic Output with 100 Percent Tax Rates
I hope the title of this post is an exaggeration, but it’s certainly a logical conclusion based on what is written in the Congressional Budget Office’s updated Economic and Budget Outlook. The Capitol Hill bureaucracy basically has a deficit-über-alles view of fiscal policy.
CBO’s long-run perspective, as shown by this excerpt, is that deficits reduce output [...]
04:53 PM on 08/23/2010 Big Government VP Biden: Democrats Will Keep Control of congress This Fall
A fired-up Vice President Biden said today that despite the dire predictions from pundits, Democrats will keep control of both the House and the Senate after the midterm elections.
05:48 PM on 08/21/2010 ABC Politics Indicted Clemens tweets denial he lied to congress
A US grand jury charged former Major League Baseball superstar Roger Clemens on Thursday with lying to Congress in 2008 when he denied taking performance-enhancing drugs. But the legendary pitcher denied he lied to US lawmakers in a Twitter reply to the indictment, saying, "I look forward to challenging the Governments accusations." Clemens was indicted [...]
12:49 PM on 08/20/2010 Raw Story GOP Rep: If The GOP Takes Back congress, Our Priority Will Be To Repeal Health Reform02:06 PM on 08/19/2010 Alternet GOP leads by 6 on Time's generic congressional ballot
With other assorted nonsense.
10:25 AM on 08/19/2010 Hot Air $2.5 Million Stimulus Project to Benefit congresswoman's Biggest Donor
$2.5 million of federal stimulus money went to an energy firm in the Chicago area that used the grant to build a new heating system for the headquarters of Local 150 of the International Union of Operating Engineers, located in Chicago?s southwest suburbs.
The company, Indie Energy Systems Co., LLC, is located in Evanston, IL. According [...]
06:51 PM on 08/19/2010 Big Government Number of congressional Ethics Investigations Increases
The number of ethics cases launched in Congress has jumped dramatically in the past year, putting a focus on allegations of misconduct by lawmakers heading into November's elections. Despite the specter of public ethics trials for veteran Democratic Reps. Charles Rangel of New York and Maxine Waters of California, lawmakers have escaped serious punishment.
10:04 AM on 08/18/2010 ABC Politics congress delays on whistleblowers
Bill to grant protections is stalled in Senate committee.
05:33 PM on 08/18/2010 Politico Top Stories Poll: D.C. elites rate congress higher
They are less likely to have their votes swayed by recent ethics scandals than the rest of the nation.
10:39 PM on 08/16/2010 Politico Top Stories Obama: If GOP retakes congress, they will seek to destroy Social Security
President Barack Obama used the anniversary of Social Security to trumpet Democrats' support for the popular program and accuse Republicans of trying to destroy it. Seventy-five years after President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Social Security into law, Obama said in his weekly radio and Internet address Saturday: "We have an obligation to keep that promise, [...]
04:08 PM on 08/15/2010 Raw Story For A congress At Rest, It's Been A Busy Week
Congress was supposed to be on recess this past week. Instead, the House came back on Tuesday to pass legislation for teachers and border security. The Senate -- or two senators, rather -- came back Thursday to clear the border bill. And two embattled Democrats defended themselves against ethics charges in singular ways. NPR's Andrea Seabrook talks to host Scott Simon.
09:30 AM on 08/14/2010 NPR News - Politics congress as Toddlers? Another Dem Makes the Comparison
With Congressional approval ratings at dramatic lows, some Democratic incumbents are eager to differentiate themselves. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, D-S.D., is out with a new ad which clearly draws from an earlier spot for Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark, in its use of children to represent Congress.
05:08 PM on 08/14/2010 ABC Politics congressman flips out when challenged on terror babies'
Sometimes you just gotta have faith that evil things can happen. The Mayans could be right about 2012. The Antichristers could be right that three sixes are stamped somewhere on President Obama's head. And a Republican congressman could be right that terrorists are plotting to have babies in the United States so that they can [...]
01:06 PM on 08/13/2010 Raw Story Bailouts Went To Foreign Banks: congressional Report Confirms What We Already Knew
A Congressional Oversight Panel issued today highlights the fact that large portions of the Treasury's $700 billion bailout fund have gone straight into the coffers of foreign banks, a fact that we knew months ago, but is only now being officially recognised.
05:28 PM on 08/13/2010 Prison Planet Quayle hits bump in road to congress
Former VP's son once wrote for sex-themed website.
08:15 PM on 08/12/2010 Politico Top Stories Poll: Public frustrated at congress, political parties
"It?s a 'Jet Blue' election. Everyone is frustrated," says Democratic pollster Peter D. Hart. "And everyone is headed for the emergency exit."
10:29 PM on 08/12/2010 MSNBC Politics GOP congressman to Palin: Stop butting into state elections
Oh my.
08:25 PM on 08/12/2010 Hot Air Every Bill Should State Its Constitutional Authority, Republican congressman Says
A Republican congressman says all bills introduced in Congress should include a statement setting forth the specific constitutional authority under which a law is being enacted.
12:52 PM on 08/11/2010 Prison Planet GOP back up 6 in Gallup generic congressional ballot
Outliers.
12:22 PM on 08/10/2010 Hot Air Take Action: Some In congress Spreading Misinformation About Coal Ash01:16 PM on 08/06/2010 Alternet congressman survives race-focused TN primary
Tenn. incumbent Congressman Cohen wins over ex-mayor Herenton after race-focused campaign. The former longtime mayor of Memphis, who unabashedly campaigned for voters to send him to Congress because he is black, was overwhelmingly defeated by the white incumbent in Thursday's Democratic primary. And in the country's most expensive U.S. House race, farmer and gospel performer [...]
07:25 AM on 08/06/2010 Raw Story Gulf Area Workers Urge Obama and congress to Kill the moratorium
In a visit to Washington, D.C., yesterday, a group of about fifty energy industry workers and representatives from the Gulf of Mexico area told lawmakers, reporters and bloggers that if the Obama administration and Congress are serious about creating and saving jobs, they will lift the moratorium on energy exploration in the Gulf.
The workers were joined [...]
09:51 PM on 08/06/2010 Big Government congresswoman's loss signals end to family's reign07:14 AM on 08/05/2010 MSNBC Politics
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