A former employee of U.S. Congressman John Duncan Jr.’s Knoxville office has filed a lawsuit in federal court claiming she was wrongly terminated because of her age.
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Rep. John Duncan’s Ex-Aide Claims Co-Workers Sprayed Perfume On Her Lunch
July 23rd, 2009 |
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Rep. Foxx: “Fool Me Once, Shame On You. Fool Me Twice, Shame On You.” (VIDEO)
July 22nd, 2009 |
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Yesterday, speaking from the floor of the House, Rep. Virginia Foxx stumbled into some tricky rhetorical territory. Using her pen for emphasis, she declared, “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on you.” (h/t Media Matters)
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Patrick Swayze Heart Attack?
July 22nd, 2009 |
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Patrick Swayze has not suffered a heart attack, despite a report to the contrary featured in this week’s edition of The National Enquirer.
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A rep says the actor — who is battling pancreatic cancer — has been feeling better in recent months and even put on a few pounds
“He’s well,†the rep said. “He’s continuing [...]
Rep. Patrick Kennedy: In Reforming Our Health Care System, We’d Be Crazy to Ignore the Mind
July 22nd, 2009 |
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In a country where less than a third of people with mental illnesses get the care they need, the importance of the mental health parity law cannot be understated.
Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jamie Kennedy are not engaged, say reps
July 22nd, 2009 |
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American actress Jennifer Love Hewitt and comedian Jamie Kennedy are not engaged, say their representatives.
Engagement rumours started after a report was published on July 21 that Kennedy, 39, had proposed to his 30-year-old girlfriend onstage at the Laugh Factory in Long Beach, California, over the weekend.
“There’s no truth to the report,†People magazine quoted Hewitt’s [...]
Rep. Nick Rahall Jumps Out Of A Plane For The Coal Lobby
July 20th, 2009 |
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In an eye-opening story on the influence of special interests on our elected officials, The Washington Independent has the dirt on West Virginia Congressman Nick Rahall’s antics with the coal lobby. HuffPost’s Jason Linkins breaks it down for …
Rep. Diane Watson: 35 Years Later: Hope for a Solution Of, By, and For the Cypriots
July 20th, 2009 |
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A solution to the Cyprus Problem is in the best interest of the Greek Cypriots, the Turkish Cypriots, and the greater global community — a fact that nobody understands better than the Cypriots themselves.
Rep. John Conyers: Amendment to Grant States Right to Implement Single Payer Passes Committee Today
July 17th, 2009 |
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Today witnessed the landmark passage of the States Single Payer Amendment which would remove federal barriers to implementation of a single payer health care system at the state level.
Rep. Becerra Skips Ice Cream Fundraiser For Health Care Vote
July 17th, 2009 |
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As the House Committee on Ways and Means wrangled over health care reform legislation on Thursday, one of the panel’s members, Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-Calif.) missed his own ice cream party at the National Democratic Club’s townhouse near the C…
GOP Rep Tiahrt Asks Whether Obama’s Mother Would Have Had An Abortion (VIDEO)
July 17th, 2009 |
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Arguing to restrict the public funding of abortions within the District of Columbia, Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-Kans., suggested on Thursday afternoon that if such “financial incentives” were available some 47 years ago, …
Rep. Bill Cassidy: Earmarks Should Require an Itemized Receipt
July 16th, 2009 |
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Transparency, accountability, and rigorous oversight are the keys to cutting waste, fraud, and abuse in government. They are also the keys to regaining taxpayers’ trust.
Rep. Steve Israel: Roll Back the Darkness in a Sustainable, Cost-Effective Way
July 13th, 2009 |
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One of the smartest foreign assistance initiatives the United States could undertake is to jump-start promising solar-powered efforts around the world.
Mike Nellis: KDP Demands Rep. Todd Tiahrt Apologize to President Obama
No matter where you stand on abortion, we can all agree this is a disgusting, divisive comment and deserves to be rebuked.