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For three and a half years, a federal board created to oversee privacy and civil liberties has not had a single member. Now some senators are complaining.
King hearings called witch hunt
Hearings on the radicalization of Muslim Americans set to begin today in the House have provoked a volatile national debate.
Roundup: Judge rules health law illegal
Conservatives who oppose the health-care overhaul were strengthened this week by a court ruling that called the law unconstitutional.
Roundup: Abortion debate revived
As the House begins to consider bills to reshape the health care law, some lawmakers want to impose stricter rules for abortions.
The 111th Congress didn't let partisan gridlock get in the way of sweeping changes to the nation's health care and financial industries. We take a look at five of the year's notable bills.
Senators brace for long lame duck
Senators from both parties are bracing for a long lame-duck fight over taxes, spending, defense, immigration, and gays in the military.
Action alerts from advocacy organizations
Florida: HB 997 Passes Second Committee onto Third!
Your help needed TODAY to Save Florida dogs!
Florida: SB 1322 Passes Second Committee-Third Coming Up!
Your help is needed today to get the bill to home plate!
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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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