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House Dems uneasy about upcoming Rangel allegations (source: CNN)

News Headlines from: - Mon, 07/26/2010 - 17:23
House Democratic leaders preached patience Monday in awaiting an ethics committee report on veteran Rep. Charles Rangel of New York, but rumblings emerged from House members for Rangel to somehow deal with the issue before a public hearing later this week. (source: CNN) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

Obama slams GOP on campaign finance (source: CNN)

News Headlines from: - Mon, 07/26/2010 - 16:13
President Obama blasted Republican opposition to a Senate campaign finance bill as partisan gamesmanship that threatens to give special interests undue influence on U.S. elections (source: CNN) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

Saving lives in ''Tornado Alley'' through state-of-the art weather forecasting and warning systems (source: Washington Post)

News Headlines from: - Mon, 07/26/2010 - 12:31
On Jan. 10, 2008 in Caledonia, Miss., a powerful tornado with winds up to 155 mph exploded from the sky, ripping apart the town's elementary school and hurling a school bus onto the roof of the gymnasium. Weather forecasting - Meteorology - Earth Sci... (source: Washington Post) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

Fed Faces: Enhanced weather predictions, early warnings save lives in tornado belt (source: Washington Post)

News Headlines from: - Mon, 07/26/2010 - 12:13
Joseph Schaefer Former Director, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center Best known for: Enhancing the scientific knowledge regarding tornadoes and severe weather conditions, and translating these f... (source: Washington Post) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

Senators rip Libyan bomber release (source: CNN)

News Headlines from: - Mon, 07/26/2010 - 10:56
Two U.S. senators ratcheted up the pressure on BP and British government officials to provide answers to the questions now swirling around the release of the Lockerbie bomber. (source: CNN) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

Pentagon scrambles to assess Wikileaks damage (source: USATODAY)

News Headlines from: - Mon, 07/26/2010 - 09:37
The Pentagon said Monday that it was trying to assess the damage caused by the Internet leak of some 91,000 classified documents on the Afghanistan ... (source: USATODAY) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

On 20th Anniversary Of ADA, ACLU And HRW Release Report On Treatment Of People With Mental Disabilities By ICE (source: aclu.org)

News Headlines from: - Mon, 07/26/2010 - 06:18
People With Disabilities Face Greater Risk Of Unlawful Detention And Deportation, Says Report FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: media@aclu.org NEW YORK – People with mental disabilities, including U.S. citizens, face a greater risk of erroneous deporta... (source: aclu.org) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

Obama's busy week ahead: Plugging leaked documents, post-Sherrod, plant visits (source: Washington Post)

News Headlines from: - Mon, 07/26/2010 - 04:52
The White House could be excused for wanting an easy week. This won't be one. (source: Washington Post) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

Tea Party Gets Caucus (source: About)

News Headlines from: - Mon, 07/26/2010 - 03:00
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) has created a Tea Party Caucus in the U.S. Congress. To Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank, who recently wrote about the caucus in his column, "Tea Party activists and Republican officeholders set aside any pretense abou... (source: About) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

Time for Climate Bill? (source: About)

News Headlines from: - Mon, 07/26/2010 - 03:00
Politico is reporting that Senate Democrats are split over whether or not to tackle energy and climate bills in the days remaining before Congress adjourns and members head home to turn up campaigns before the mid-term elections in November.   The report ... (source: About) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

GOP Kills Jobless Benefits (source: About)

News Headlines from: - Mon, 07/26/2010 - 03:00
Republicans, arguing that the United States must reduce its monstrous budget deficit, managed to kill via filibuster three Democratic bills that would have extended unemployment insurance to the country's long-term jobless. President Obama lashed out toda... (source: About) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

The Hatch Act (source: About)

News Headlines from: - Mon, 07/26/2010 - 03:00
Passed in 1939, the Hatch Act restricts the political activity of executive branch employees of the federal government, District of Columbia government, and some state and local employees who work in connection with federally funded programs. (source: About) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

Presidential Comparison: Debt as Percentage of GDP (source: About)

News Headlines from: - Mon, 07/26/2010 - 03:00
Presidential Comparison: Debt as Percentage of GDP (source: About) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

Oaths of Office (source: About)

News Headlines from: - Mon, 07/26/2010 - 03:00
Details the oath of office for members of Congress. (source: About) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

Leaked files lay bare war in Afghanistan (source: Washington Post)

News Headlines from: - Sun, 07/25/2010 - 20:00
Tens of thousands of classified documents related to the Afghan war released without authorization by the group Wikileaks.org reveal in often excruciating detail the struggles U.S. troops have faced in battling an increasingly potent Taliban force and in w... (source: Washington Post) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

ACLU Urges No Vote On DISCLOSE ACT (source: aclu.org)

News Headlines from: - Sun, 07/25/2010 - 20:00
Bill Will Compromise Free Speech FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (202) 675-2312 or media@dcaclu.org WASHINGTON – The Senate today and tomorrow will debate a campaign finance bill that includes disclosure requirements that raise significant civil l... (source: aclu.org) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

Montana Same-Sex Couples Sue State For Legal Protections For Their Families (source: aclu.org)

News Headlines from: - Thu, 07/22/2010 - 09:22
Seven Couples Seek Equal Protection Mandated Under Montana's Constitution FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.org HELENA, MT — Seven committed same-sex couples today filed a lawsuit against the state of Montana for failing to ... (source: aclu.org) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com