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The Obama administration is considering the use of executive authority to tighten campaign finance disclosure requirements.
Third parties in the U.S. are not just Libertarians. They can also be the Vermont Republic Party, the Tequila Party and the Peace and Freedom Party.
For all of the high-tech mapping tools used in redistricting, politicians can still be surprised by shifts in patterns of voting.
Roundup: Many freshmen are millionaires
Many new congressional members have more personal wealth than the people who helped elect them.
The exercise teachers are just one of the many groups planning to lobby members of Congress this spring.
Conservative group melds politics, policy
Capitalizing on changes in campaign finance law, conservative groups such as Crossroads GPS skillfully straddle the line between politics and policy.
Action alerts from advocacy organizations
Tell Congress to get rid of bilingual ballots!
Tell your Rep. to co-sponsor H.R. 1164 to repeal bilingual ballots!
Soapbox alerts from the Congress.org community
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Want to write Congress about SOPA?
If you'd like to write Congress about SOPA, the easiest thing to do is go to our Facebook page and use our Tell Congress app.
The Beat: How Government Works
In this episode of "The Beat," we talk with Roll Call Associate Editor Paul Singer about a new project exploring the behind-the-scenes work that makes government function.
The Beat: Defense
Congress.org editor Ryan Teague Beckwith and CQ defense reporter John Donnelly discuss the latest in defense news.
Alerts from Groups and Organizations
Urge Congress to Extend the Lautenberg Amendment
by Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society on August 3
Help Eliminate the Disparity in Coverage for Chemotherapy
by International Myeloma Foundation on August 3
Faces of the Famine
by International Rescue Committee on August 2
Great News! National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week 2011
by National Coalition for Literacy on August 3
Bizarre Government Spending at NIH
by Traditional Values Coalition on August 2
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