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Roundup: Alito dissents in Westboro case
Only one Supreme Court justice said the Westboro Baptist Church should not have been allowed to launch a "vicious verbal assault" in the name of free speech.
Roundup: White House meets lobbyists
Lobbyists say Obama administration officials have been meeting with them away from the White House to avoid public scrutiny.
Roundup: Patriot Act extension passes
Despite initial resistance from some House Republicans, the chamber has extended key provisions in the post-9/11 law.
Law profs divided on health law
At a Senate hearing Wednesday, prominent law professors and legal experts debated whether the 2010 health care law is constitutional.
Roundup: Groups vie for mentions
Interest groups have been on the phone with White House officials lobbying to get their issues into tonight's speech.
Action alerts from advocacy organizations
Soapbox alerts from the Congress.org community
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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





