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Appeals Court Overturns Stem Cell Research Ban
WASHINGTON -- Opponents of taxpayer-funded stem cell research lost a key round in a federal appeals court Friday. In a 2-1 decision, a panel of the U.S. court of appeals in Washington overturned a judge's order that would have blocked taxpayer funding for stem cell research. The judges ruled that opponents of...
Gov't Seeks to Limit Junk Food Ads to Kids
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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is planning to ask food companies and restaurants to cut back on advertising unhealthy foods to children. Under guidelines obtained by The Associated Press, companies would be urged only to market foods to children ages 2 through 17 if they are low in fats, sugars and sodium and...
University Prof Calls for Congressional UFO Hearing
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Congress has a full plate of hearings coming up. Everything from medical liability reform, creating and promoting jobs and investigating Internet child pornography to assessing China's behavior and making immigration work for American minorities. Do you think the House or Senate will have any extra time to discuss UFOs?...
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Unlikely to Pass GOP
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama revisited a key campaign promise when he hosted a White House meeting of elected officials and experts on immigration. But if a major overhaul of the nation's immigration policy is his goal, Republicans in Congress say he shouldn't hold his breath. They say any bill that even hints at...
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House GOP Looks To Give Obama Questionable Power
The Republican-led House is trying Wednesday to give President Barack Obama the line-item veto, a constitutionally questionable power over the purse that has been sought by both Republican and Democratic presidents.
Key U.S. House Panel Advances Keystone Pipeline Plan
A plan to fast-track the stalled the Keystone XL pipeline was passed by a key committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, as Republicans made yet another attempt to spur approval of the project that has become a major issue in the 2012 elections.
The Right Result for a Few of the Wrong Reasons: Why Nearly Everyone Favors the STOCK Act, and Should Continue to Do So
The green shoots of reform began sprouting from Capitol Hill's parched ethics landscape immediately after a breathless 60 Minute s broadcast late last year.
Key Bipartisan Bill Going To The House
With members of Congress convinced their political survival depends on their image, the House is wasting no time in considering a Senate-passed bill that would ban insider trading by lawmakers and thousands of executive branch officials.
Schumer: GOP Congress Has Lost The Art Of Obstruction
Congressional Republicans have lost their roadblock mojo, Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer said Thursday, suggesting GOP members may be trying to kill a pair of popular bills their leaders say they support.
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- 02/10/12 Walz bill to ban insider trading passes House Source: La Crosse Tribune - La Crosse WI A bill that would ban insider trading on Capitol Hill and was authored by Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn., passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a 417-2 vote Thursday.
- 02/10/12 STOCK Act passes House Source: Tonawanda News - North Tonawanda NY Congresswoman Louise Slaughter scored a major victory Thursday when the House of Representatives passed the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act by a vote of 417 to 2.
- 02/10/12 Insider Bill Passes With New Backers Source: Wall Street Journal - US News After a six-year effort, the House of Representatives passed legislation that would formally ban insider trading by Congress, along the way picking up support from some surprising backersâlawmakers who actively trade stocks.
- 02/10/12 STOCK Act Won't Stop Millionaire Congress Picking... Source: KNUS 710 - Denver CO The House yesterday passed a new "reform" measure aimed at curtailing the practice of trading on securities with inside information amongst members of Congress and their staff.
- 02/09/12 Senate cautious on gun legislation Source: The Telegraph - Nashua NH A series of bills that would significantly expand gun rights in New Hampshire were sent to a study committee by the state Senate this week.
Background on congress
A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different nations, constituent states, independent organizations (such as trade unions), or groups.
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