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Records of how individual House members spend their office money are now available online.

01:10 pm November 30, 2009

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12:28 pm November 30, 2009

Airports lobby to raise facility fee

A bill would raise a fee from $4.50 for each leg of the trip to $7 to pay for improvements to runways and terminals.

09:49 am November 30, 2009

Members of House worth $1 billion

An analysis of financial disclosure forms finds that Members of the House are worth at least $1.13 billion, half of which came from 10 representatives.

09:27 am November 30, 2009

Rising military suicides

This year, more military personnel have died by suicide than in combat.

01:27 pm November 25, 2009

The Not-So-Dirty Two Dozen

If it passes, the cap-and-trade bill would join 23 other major pieces of legislation affecting the environment since 1948. Here's our list.

12:39 pm November 25, 2009

Who throws D.C.'s best party?

If Washington really is "Hollywood for ugly people," then what are its Oscars? We rate six events on the D.C. dinner circuit and tell how to score tickets.

10:20 am November 25, 2009

Political grooming starts early

A new nonprofit aims to increase the number of female politicians by starting at the ground up -- with high school and college students.

09:41 am November 25, 2009

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LAST CHANCE: Senate May Vote This Week to Fund Abortion in Health Care

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November 16, 2009

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November 13, 2009

Help Secure $1 Billion for the National Housing Trust Fund

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November 16, 2009

Fed up with Congress - Let's fix it

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November 12, 2009

Expand and Strengthen Medicaid in Health Care Reform

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November 16, 2009

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