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Opinion: Stephen Colbert Brings Down the House

(Sept. 24) -- Congress is a serious place -- and rightly so! The situation America has found herself in today is as dire as any time in our nation's history. Our economy is a mess, the unemployment rate is at historic highs, American men and women are dying in a two-front war and an international terror threat looms. So...

Charlie Rangel Allegations: Top 4 Misdeeds Cited by Ethics Committee

(July 29) -- The House Ethics Committee released 13 allegations today against New York Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel. If he fails to come to a settlement during the next few weeks, the House will hold a very public hearing to present its case against him, inevitably clouding his bid for re-election this fall. While the...

Background on House subcommittee

The House Committee on Un-American Activities (HCUA) or House Un-American Activ coined as a pejorative term, meant to suggest that the committee itself engaged in "un-American activities", but the abbreviation is used by most current authors without any pejorative sense.(: See:

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