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U.S. / NEWS Mon Sep 17, 2007 @ 8:28am neoform

USA Today -- Gay rights advocates expect Congress will soon move closer to approving a federal ban on job discrimination against gay, lesbian and transgender workers. Rep. Barney Frank, a leading proponent, predicts the ban will win House approval in coming weeks... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Jul 21, 2007 @ 3:18am neoform

Ars Technica -- A recent decision from the Second Circuit Court of Appeals made the occasional f-bomb safe for network viewing, but some senators now want to ensure that even a single blue comment or image can be grounds for an FCC slapdown. S. 1780, the Protecting Ch.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Mar 14, 2007 @ 9:26am mrmdc

Associated Press -- Arkansas' grammar got a tweak on Tuesday - or rather, Arkansas's grammar did. Legislators will send Gov. Mike Beebe a resolution declaring "Arkansas's" the proper possessive form of the state's name, but the governor is way ahead of them. His office be.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Feb 2, 2007 @ 9:30am neoform

Workday Minnesota -- The U.S. Senate passed legislation Thursday to increase the federal minimum wage, but coupled the measure with tax breaks for business... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Jan 25, 2007 @ 4:30pm mrmdc

CBS News -- The White House reaction to the Senate resolution opposing President Bush's decision to send more troops to Iraq came from Vice President Dick Cheney. In a word, he was defiant, saying about the general idea of a resolution, "It won't stop us.".. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sun Oct 29, 2006 @ 11:23am neoform

USA Today -- The only remedy to a series of Iraq policy failures by President Bush is a Democratic takeover of Congress in the Nov. 7 election, Virginia Senate candidate Jim Webb said Saturday... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Jun 29, 2007 @ 8:20am neoform

Washington Post -- Stephanie Usrey strode up to her local Wal-Mart store the other morning with the steely look of a boxer about to step into the ring. A stay-at-home mother of two, Usrey has dreaded shopping at this particular branch ever since a Friday afternoon about.. Read More

U.S. / OPINION Thu Jun 28, 2007 @ 1:08am neoform

Los Angeles Times -- WHAT A DIFFERENCE three weeks makes — not to mention a few billion dollars. On June 7, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) could muster only 45 votes — 15 too few — to limit debate and proceed to a vote on a "grand bargain" immigration bill... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Jun 27, 2007 @ 2:12pm neoform

Washington Post -- A federal judge rejected the tearful pleas of the former second-ranking official in the Interior Department yesterday and sentenced him to 10 months in prison for a felony conviction of obstructing a Senate investigation into corrupt lobbyist Jack Abramof.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Jun 4, 2007 @ 4:52pm neoform

USA Today -- —As the Senate prepares to vote on a landmark immigration bill, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds that Americans who have an opinion about it are overwhelmingly opposed to the deal. By nearly 3-1, those who have a view say they're against the compromise s.. Read More

U.S. / OPINION Fri Mar 23, 2007 @ 12:30am neoform

Denver Post -- A bill to ban smoking in Colorado's 44 casinos is hanging by a thread after the Senate by an 18-17 margin added a poison-pill amendment last week. It's a short-sighted maneuver. The Senate should strip the amendment and return the measure to its origin.. Read More

U.S. / OPINION Wed Mar 21, 2007 @ 8:20am neoform

Denver Post -- Colorado children with only one legal parent would be able to gain a second parent if the state Senate approves a long-needed change in adoption laws already OK'd by the House on a bipartisan vote of 39 to 25. House Bill 1330 is now in the Senate's Sta.. Read More