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Asthma: More research needed as more suffer
CommentThe number of Americans with asthma has increased by more than four million since 2001. On Wednesday's asthma awareness day, advocates took their concerns to Congress.
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Rep. Moran talks about the standoff in Congress: Maryland Senate leader discusses session
CommentThe Majority Leader in the Maryland Senate, Rob Garagiola (D-Montgomery), talks about the legislature's just-concluded session.
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Congress passes spending bill
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Congress sent President Barack Obama hard-fought legislation cutting a record $38 billion from domestic spending on Thursday, bestowing bipartisan support on the first major compromise between the White House and newly empowered Republicans in Congress.
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Highlights from Tuesday's 'Capital Insider'
CommentMissed the show on TV? Watch two video clips on our blog now.
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Budget compromise puts local issues on national stage
CommentThe budget compromise averted a government shutdown, but some D.C. residents are upset at Congress' interference with local programs like school vouchers or the needle exchange.
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Budget battles continue on Capitol Hill
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As the budget battles continue, it was revealed that President Obama will give a major speech on Wednesday about reducing the nation's deficit.
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Congress revives bill for women's history museum
CommentTwo lawmakers are working to revive legislation in Congress to create a National Women's History Museum in Washington after an earlier effort expired in the Senate.
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Roll Call: Members of Congress have $15,000 in unpaid tickets
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No one is immune from parking and traffic tickets. Not even Members of Congress.
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Highlights from Tuesday's 'Capital Insider'
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The do not cut list
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Obama asks Congress to revise No Child law
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President Obama asked Congress to rewrite No Child Left Behind, saying the nine-year-old law had lost much of its impact, the Washington Post reports.
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Highlights from Tuesday's 'Capital Insider'
CommentMissed the show on TV? Watch two video clips on our blog now.
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Highlights from Tuesday's 'Capital Insider'
CommentMissed the show on TV? Watch two video clips on our blog now.
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Connolly fights federal funding cuts to Metro (video, documents)
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Virginia's Rep. Gerry Connolly says that while other members of Congress may see Metro funding as local, pork-barrel spending, Metro’s infrastructure should be seen as a security issue for the many federal employees who ride the system daily.
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Is Washington headed for another government shutdown?
CommentPolitico's Joe Williams talks about the looming battle between President Obama and Republican leaders in Congress over the budget. DC Vote's Ilir Zherka discusses efforts by the GOP-controlled House to block the District from spending local tax dollars on needle exchange and abortion services for poor women. Also -- the revival of the debate over federally-funded school vouchers. Scott Keyes of the Center for American Progress talks about recently uncovered e-mails involving the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. And Brandis Griffith talks about the (so far one-sided) battle between IBM's Watson and two human contestants on "Jeopardy!"
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Performance art for congressmen: A primer
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The Post calls the asceticism of congressional representatives "performance art." Here's a guide of relevant performance artists for them to bone up on.
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The Valentine's Day budget
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Republicans press GSA to put Old Post Office Pavilion up for private development
They had already tried gruff questioning at subcommittee hearings, loud admonishing at public forums and passing legislation aimed at cutting red tape
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