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As Arizona becomes the 15th state to legalize medical marijuana, a new trade group has formed to pressure Congress on behalf of cannabis dispensaries and growers.
Five goals from the tea parties
Tea partyers have different ideas of where their movement is headed, but there are five goals they seem to share.
Activists are planning events for Hawaii's sovereignty, against pesticides, and over the 60th anniversary of the Korean War.
Roundup: Oil spill protesters arrested
Seven Greenpeace members painted an Alaska-bound ship in protest, using what they say was oil from the Gulf Coast spill.
Roundup: Gay rights groups mobilize
A day after senior military leaders announced steps to repeal "Don't Ask Don't Tell," gay rights groups have launched a nationwide campaign.
States wade into health care debate
Both supporters and opponents of overhauling the nation's health care system are pushing for state bills as Congressional efforts stall.
Action alerts from advocacy organizations
Support Bill to Stop Automatic Cuts to VA Health Care (HR 3895)
Save VA Health Care from Automatic Budget Cuts
DSM V. The End of Autism As We Know It
And your child's services and health insurance?
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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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