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Category: Congress
Four women in politics to watch in 2014
by Emily Spangler, Progress Women Mary Burke, Wisconsin Mary Burke caught Progress Women’s eye right away: Burke has served as the popular bicycle company
The “admitting privileges” fraud
To be an abortion provider in Texas, you have to have “admitting privileges” at a hospital within 30 miles of the facility. That restriction,
Time to reconsider daylight saving time?
After “falling back” an hour over the past weekend, we’re all blearily adjusting to the time shift imposed on us by the end of
The lack of conscience of a conservative
Not too long ago my differently-abled brother wrote his congresswoman, Republican Ann Wagner (MO-2), about an issue that is important to him. Like many
Republicans will punt on economic recovery
The first significant economic figure that came out in the wake of the government shutdown and near collision with the debt limit was the
The Republican wrecking ball
“I came in like a wrecking ball Yeah, I just closed my eyes and swung Left me crashing in a blazing fall” Do
Our twisted nation
One of the property owners along the county road I drive into town flies an American flag high on a bluff. I love seeing
Marching on Washington: Then and now
You’re at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in August, 1963. In November, 1967, you’re on the Mall in Washington petitioning the
It’s Washington’s turn to learn from baseball
From time to time, Congress has involved itself in the world of baseball. Now it’s time for Congress to look at baseball for a