The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation will investigate its scholarship program following a House member's admission that she wrongly steered scholarships, an attorney for the group says.



Scholarship - Congressional Black Caucus Foundation - Education - Colleges and Universities - Financial Aid
[Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:42:02 GMT]
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House investigators have recommended that three lawmakers be further investigated to determine whether political contributions were improperly linked to votes on the huge financial overhaul bill.



House - Campaign finance - Business - Security - Investigation
[Wed, 1 Sep 2010 04:11:07 GMT]
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West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin wins the Democratic primary in the race for the late Robert C. Byrd's Senate seat. On the GOP side, businessman John Raese beat out nine contenders.

West Virginia - Robert Byrd - Democratic Party - United States - Joe Manchin
[Sun, 29 Aug 2010 03:24:14 GMT]
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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.



Ohio - United States - United States House of Representatives - James Traficant - Democratic Party
[Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:56:05 GMT]
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"Heck, she might even get sick and die"



United States - Nancy Pelosi - Joke - Government - US House of Representatives
[Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:09:36 GMT]
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Sen. John McCain won the Arizona primary Tuesday and is favored to win a fifth Senate term.  However, his role in his party and national politics is uncertain. 

John McCain - Arizona - United States Senate - United States - Government
[Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:21:07 GMT]
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United States - Immigration - Law - Services - Lawyers and Law Firms
[Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:39:44 GMT]
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The top Republican in the House of Representatives called on Tuesday for President Barack Obama to fire his economic team in a campaign-style speech meant to focus voters on the weak American economy.



Barack Obama - United States Secretary of the Treasury - Timothy Geithner - John Boehner - Lawrence Summers
[Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:50:12 GMT]
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A California congresswoman charged with violating House ethics rules says the congressional office that helped prompt the probe of her behavior is known for sloppy work.



Ethics - California - Philosophy - Applied - Maxine Waters
[Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:54:17 GMT]
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Those who hold the Senate in low esteem can get a sympathetic ear from some of the chamber's newer members. These lawmakers also are fed up with the Senate's ways and would like to change them.



Senate - United States Senate - United States - Government - Legislative Branch
[Thu, 19 Aug 2010 07:03:29 GMT]
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Defying the anti-establishment anger, Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski forcefully makes her case for another term. "Seniority actually means something in the Senate," she insists at a fundraiser in this southeast Alaska tourist and fishing town.

Alaska - Lisa Murkowski - Senate - United States Senate - United States
[Sun, 22 Aug 2010 14:10:28 GMT]
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Many congressional Dems weigh how to respond to President Barack Obama's statements on a proposed mosque near ground zero, those in New York are treading especially cautiously.



Barack Obama - New York - President of the United States - President - United States
[Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:03:10 GMT]
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[Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:03:10 GMT]
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Veteran Rep. Maxine Waters says she violated no House rules and did no wrong in connection with alleged ethics violations, including an assertion she sought federal assistance for a bank where her husband served on the board.

Maxine Waters - Ethics - House - Roleplaying - Games
[Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:59:12 GMT]
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Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin of Illinois had a stomach tumor removed on Thursday and is recovering at the University of Chicago Medical Center.

Illinois - Assistant party leaders of the United States Senate - University of Chicago - United States - Dick Durbin
[Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:32:09 GMT]
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Buoyed by a huge turnout at a fundraising gala marking his 80th birthday, Rep. Charles Rangel said Thursday that he was eager to turn his attention to his re-election campaign and let the ethics charges against him play out in Washington.



Charles B. Rangel - United States - Politics - New York City - Elections
[Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:01:38 GMT]
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"It?s a 'Jet Blue' election. Everyone is frustrated," says Democratic pollster Peter D. Hart. "And everyone is headed for the emergency exit."



Democratic - Peter D. Hart - Political party - JetBlue Airways - United States
[Wed, 11 Aug 2010 22:29:57 GMT]
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It's recess, so what happened? Let's call it a technical difficulty.



United States Senate - United States - Democratic - United States House of Representatives - Nancy Pelosi
[Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:50:50 GMT]
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According to the new survey, a combined 60 percent of respondents say that the Congress is either below average or one of the worst in history ? the highest percentage in the history of the poll.



United States Congress - Opinion poll - United States - Politics - Republican
[Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:13:58 GMT]
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A pilot who saw the wreckage of the plane carrying former Sen. Ted Stevens and others thought as he looked down: No one could have survived.

Alaska - Aviation accidents and incidents - United States - Ted Stevens - World War II
[Thu, 12 Aug 2010 01:31:40 GMT]
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Determined to show a commitment to stopping the flow of illegal immigrants, the Senate convened a special session Thursday and passed a $600 million bill to put more agents and equipment along the Mexican border.

United States - Mexico ? United States border - Senate - United States Senate - Illegal immigration
[Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:30:28 GMT]
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A combative Rep. Charles Rangel told the House on Tuesday he's not resigning despite 13 charges of wrongdoing and demanded the ethics committee not leave him "swinging in the wind."

Democratic - New York - Ethics - United States - Charles B. Rangel
[Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:59:19 GMT]
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The imam behind controversial plans for a mosque near the site of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks is being sent by the State Department on a religious outreach trip to the Middle East, officials said Tuesday, in a move that drew criticism from conservative lawmakers.

Middle East - United States - September 11 attacks - Warfare and Conflict - War on Terrorism
[Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:00:16 GMT]
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Scottish authorities defended the doctor who said Lockerbie bomber Abdel Basset al-Megrahi had three months to live, after U.S. senators asked them to release the Libyan's medical records.



Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi - Libya - Scotland - United States - Abdel Basset al-Megrahi
[Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:57:46 GMT]
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President Barack Obama has signed a $26 billion jobs bill to protect 300,000 teachers and other nonfederal government workers from election-year layoffs.

Washington - House - United States - Politics - Government
[Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:58:41 GMT]
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House members are giving up a couple of days reconnecting with folks in their districts this week to pass a jobs bill that Democrats say is crucial to the nation's well-being.



Democratic - United States - Politics - Nancy Pelosi - Parties
[Mon, 9 Aug 2010 13:28:47 GMT]
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South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson was in a Sioux Falls hospital on Monday after being admitted with a fever that might have been caused by a reaction to an antibiotic, his staff announced.



South Dakota - Tim Johnson - United States - Sioux Falls South Dakota - Sioux Falls
[Mon, 9 Aug 2010 21:24:04 GMT]
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The House ethics committee has formally charged California Democrat Maxine Waters with three counts of ethics wrongdoing, including charges that she accepted special favors for a family member.



Maxine Waters - United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct - Ethics - House - Philosophy
[Mon, 9 Aug 2010 15:49:14 GMT]
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