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Reform of Toxic Chemicals Law Collapses as Industry Flexes Its Muscles

By Sheila Kaplan

This article by investigative journalist Sheila Kaplan is the first in a series supported by the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University's School of Communication. Politics Daily will ...

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Toyota Hearing: Top Grandstanding Moments

By Russell Berman

WASHINGTON (Feb. 23) -- A top American executive for Toyota faced angry lawmakers Tuesday in the first of three planned congressional hearings into the company's extensive recalls in the United States ...

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Congressman: College football's BCS "like communism."

By Patricia Murphy

Members of the House of Representatives took time away from the swine flu pandemic to tackle their top issue of the day- college football's Bowl Championship Series. The House Subcommittee on ...

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Lawmakers Take Time Out of Their Busy Schedules to Suck Up to Fidel Castro

By Dylan and Ethan Ris

It's nice to know that despite all the burdens of war, health care, environmental protection, education, and, of course, our economic crisis, lawmakers are still finding time to travel down to Cuba at ...

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Rod Blagojevich and Bobby Rush Play Race Card

By David Knowles

In terms of political cynicism, Rod Blagojevich's appointment of Roland Burris ranks at the very top of this year's list. In fact, the brazen game of chicken that Blago has waged on his fellow ...

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May 11, 2012

Congressman demands more minority participation

Source: The Chicago Crusader - Chicago IL

In October U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush, D-1st District, was all smiles with the groundbreaking of a new, $133 million railroad project at 63rd and State Streets that he said would boost the local economy and create job opportunities for Black contractors.

May 09, 2012

Down goes Lugar, Did Manchin vote for Obama?, McCaskill gets threat, security, Rubio woos Iowa/S.C. voters, McCarthy Jeopardy question, Bachmann becomes Swiss miss, Ryan to Reagan Library

Source: Politico

State Treasurer Richard Mourdock took down six-term Sen. Dick Lugar, a statesman and Indiana political institution, drawing 60 percent of the vote to Lugar's 39 percent in the Republican primary.

May 07, 2012

Bid For Congress Was Obama's Political Boot Camp

Source: Black Politics on the Web

A dozen years ago, Barack Obama was a young man in a hurry.

Apr 13, 2012

Commies in Congress?

Source: Brattleboro Reformer - Brattleboro VT

In just one more example of the GOP rhetoric that has been pushing its base across the line between reason and rage, a Florida representative told attendees at a "town hall meeting" that 81 Democrats are members of the Communist Party.