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Pro-Israel lobbying group has a hand in paying for some congressional trips
CommentTracking how members of Congress are paying for their trips.
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Biking heroes of politics ride forth this week
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From WABA's suggested anti-harassment bill to putting Capital Bikeshare bikes on the National Mall, the past few days have been a victorious step forward for D.C.'s cyclists.
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FAA shutdown possible again, as Tom Coburn acts like a 'dictator'
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Remember the relief everyone felt after Congress finally stopped its partisan bickering and reauthorized the Federal Aviation Administration? Well, that was just momentary, because the FAA will need to be reauthorized again, and once more our politicians are refusing to behave like grown-ups.
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D.C. spending bill passes Senate subcommittee without any (additional) strings attached
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Remember that whole debt ceiling debate, and how Obama cut a budget deal at the last minute, averting a government shutdown and general economic collapse? Seems like so long ago! Well, lost in the shuffle was that the deal included a provision banning the District from using its own money to fund abortions for low-income women. This pissed people off, which might be why a Senate subcommittee decided not to include the same ban in its version of the D.C. spending bill.
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Five thousand jobs and $387 million
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What would Obama's proposed American Jobs Act mean for D.C. transit? A lot of money and a few thousand jobs, the White House says. Where should the money go?
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Congressional funding for bike and pedestrian transit is at stake
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D.C., you better watch it. The question of bike and pedestrian funding has reached a national stage — just as President Obama is pushing his national jobs plan, including a strong emphasis on transit, multiple Republicans have come forward against a special section of our law that puts funds aside for various car-free transit options.
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A Roll Call investigation: The 50 richest members of Congress
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Forget six-figures: meet the members of Congress who are multi-millionaires!
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K Street influences on Capitol Hill: how special interests affect the deficit super panel
CommentK Street lobbyists want to get in with the lawmakers on the deficit super panel to make sure their special interests stay off the chopping block.
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House ends page program, Senate folds its arms and shakes head
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For nearly 200 years, high school juniors have worked and lived on Capitol Hill as pages, running errands and distracting politicians — and costing the House $5 million annually. But for the past dozen years or so, the page program has pretended the Internet doesn't exist. They literally can't afford to lie to themselves anymore.
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Who will own the D.C. War Memorial?
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How you feel about a proposal to nationalize a monument to the District residents who fought in World War I depends on your taste in symbolic problems.
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Congress in crisis? What lawmakers can learn from the country's biggest businesses
CommentCongress is seeing some of the lowest approval ratings in history.
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Slow clap for Congress: The Internet applauds debt deal (video)
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It's no secret that everyone hates Congress. Yes, our nation's leaders finally reached a deal to prevent us from defaulting on our debt, but Americans aren't exactly thrilled about that, either — and they're responding with sarcasm. The "slow clap for Congress" meme started on Twitter but has soared to a new level on YouTube. Here are a few of the best videos.
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Congressional compensation: your lawmakers are almost certainly making way more than you
CommentIf you did your job poorly, eventually you'd get fired. But some say lawmakers have a free pass and even though their approval ratings are in the tubes, they don't necessarily lose their jobs or get a demotion.
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Against raising the debt ceiling, but in debt themselves? The investigation into some lawmakers' personal debt
CommentSome of the strongest opponents of raising the debt ceiling actually have or had plenty of debt themselves.
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There's a debt deal! But what the heck is in it?
CommentWe know there's a debt deal worth $2.1 trillion, but beyond that, who know what's really inside that legislation?
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Default, D.C.: Preparing for the economic downfall
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It's true, the press' language during this debt-crisis is still tepid. Let's change that. The end of the economic world is scheduled for roughly five days from now, or perhaps a bit later. Anyway, it's coming! So we should probably prepare for it. The District is doing just: Chairman Kwame Brown has called councilmembers back from recess for a Monday meeting with the mayor and CFO.
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Rep. Waters' ethics case and the internal memos that have surfaced
CommentOne of the most talked about ethics cases is in the news again.
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Congressional baseball game takes place Thursday night
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Who wants to see old men squeeze into tight pants and play a game that, like pornography, is beautiful when performed by people in shape but utterly revolting when not?
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