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House To Decide Rangel's Fate Thursday

The full House on Thursday will decide the punishment for Rep. Charlie Rangel's ethics violations, according to Majority Leader Steny Hoyer. The word comes as Rangel (D-N.Y.) makes an aggressive push on Capitol Hill to avoid the harsh penalty of censure for his 11 violations of House rules.

Opinion: Do Women Unfairly Judge Female Candidates?

(Nov. 2) -- It's been a particularly harsh season for women running for office, with dirtier mud than ever being slung. A misogynistic mud sampler: "whore" (Jerry Brown staffer on California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman), "little girl" (Carl Paladino on New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand), more fit to serve because...

Congress Cuts Sentencing Disparity Between Crack Cocaine and Powder, but How Similar Are the Drugs?

(July 28) -- On Wednesday, the U.S. Congress took the somewhat unusual step of passing legislation to actually make the federal drug laws less severe. Before the new guidelines, a person arrested for possession of 5 grams or more of crack cocaine received an automatic five-year prison sentence. If signed by the...

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K-Touch joins China Mobile with Marvell-powered T660, waves a $160 price tag

Last we heard, Chinese manufacturer K-Touch was quite busy showing off its Treasure V8 at this year's Mobile World Congress .

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Mobile Miscellany: week of April 30th, 2012

Not all mobile news is destined for the front page, but if you're like us and really want to know what's going on, then you've come to the right place.

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The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate, its upper house, and the House of Representatives, its lower house.

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