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Pelosi Wins Minority House Leadership
Pelosi, the nation's first female House speaker, will become minority leader when Republicans assume the majority in the new Congress in…
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Tell President Obama to Reject Social Security Cuts
We must send an urgent message to President Obama: Reject the proposal to slash Social Security benefits offered by the co-chairs…
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Rangel Hearing Violated Basic Right To Counsel
The House ethics subcommittee, unmoved by Rangel's need to secure competent legal representation, proceeded with the hearing in his absence, finding…
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Call to Action to Increase Unemployment Insurance Benefits
"If Democrats pass massive tax giveaways for the wealthy and leave the unemployment out in the cold, they cannot claim to…
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Voting Rights Act Under Fire – Again
Yesterday the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) filed a brief in Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder, a case…
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White House Weekly Address: Export to Asia and End Earmarks (Full Text)
In Saturday's White House Weekly Address, President Obama called for Congress to address the issue of earmarks -- items inserted into…