http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/The_Library_of_CongressFind stories, videos, and photos about The Library of Congress from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:29:17 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/The_Library_of_Congress14433Find stories, videos, and photos about The Library of Congress from CNN.com.http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20261071,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20261071,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnWill.i.am and Martina McBride will be among performers at the White House saluteTue, 24 Feb 2009 20:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/12/lincoln.events/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/12/lincoln.events/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrom Capitol Hill to Springfield, Illinois, President Obama and Congress paid tribute Thursday to Abraham Lincoln on the bicentennial of his birth.Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/09/lincoln.exhibition/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/09/lincoln.exhibition/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Library of Congress marks 200 years since the birth of Abraham Lincoln on Thursday by opening a special exhibit featuring his handwritten speeches and artifacts, including the Bible used last month by President Obama during his swearing-in.Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/studentnews/01/11/one.sheet.inauguration/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/studentnews/01/11/one.sheet.inauguration/index.html#cnnSTCTextUse this resource as a brief history of presidential inaugurations and the traditions associated with them.Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:27:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1846370,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1846370,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPatsy Lawson and her husband, Herman, grew up in a patch of Appalachia with "no railroad, no airstrips, just subsistence farming." There she learned from her father -- a "great natural storyteller" -- how to turn everyday events into compelling talesWed, 01 Oct 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/19/transsexual.discrimination/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/19/transsexual.discrimination/index.html#cnnSTCTextA former Army commander who underwent a sex change operation was discriminated against by the U.S. government, a federal judge ruled Friday in an important victory for transgenders claiming bias in the workplace.Fri, 19 Sep 2008 23:13:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1843014,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1843014,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA transsexual who was not hired by the Library of Congress because of an upcoming sex change has won a discrimination lawsuit in federal courtFri, 19 Sep 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1840754,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1840754,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsEx-Special Forces Col. David Schroer was up for a desk job with the U.S. government. But when revealed that he would soon be Diane, he was rejected. Was it sex discrimination?Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1839222,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1839222,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsCapitol Police arrested a man Friday after they found a grenade and several weapons in his car several blocks from the Capitol buildingFri, 05 Sep 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1826054,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1826054,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsKay Ryan is the latest pick as the nation's top poet. If her predecessors are any guide, she'll have an exhausting yearWed, 23 Jul 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1779360,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1779360,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe best-selling pop album on planet Earth and a disc sent hurtling into deep space are among recordings the Library of Congress will preserve for their cultural significanceWed, 14 May 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1693498,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1693498,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA radio documentarian wants to catalog people's lives simply by listening to themTue, 11 Dec 2007 18:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/05/24/showbuzz/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/05/24/showbuzz/index.html"Rehab," the autobiographical top 10 single by Amy Winehouse, won best contemporary song Thursday at Britain's prestigious Ivor Novello songwriting awards.Thu, 24 May 2007 18:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/10/capitol.green/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/10/capitol.green/index.htmlU.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's plan to make the U.S. Capitol complex more environmentally friendly is being hampered by the reluctance of lawmakers from coal-producing states to implement changes at the complex's coal-burning power plant.Thu, 10 May 2007 17:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/02/pages/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/02/pages/index.htmlCongressional pages have been in the background on Capitol Hill for 177 years, but the program -- which gives high school students a chance to work closely with lawmakers -- rarely gets much attention unless there's a scandal.Mon, 02 Oct 2006 13:51:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/08/news/economy/tips_howiwork_fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/08/news/economy/tips_howiwork_fortune/index.htmClay Shirky can be counted among the lucky few who not only appear to have mastered the wired world (and the wireless one) but get paid to decode it for the rest of us. He teaches graduate courses in interactive telecommunications at New York University. He has a busy technology consulting practice whose clients include Nokia and the Library of Congress.Thu, 09 Mar 2006 14:40:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/20/real_estate/saltbox_homes/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/20/real_estate/saltbox_homes/index.htmIt must be pretty cool to be able to say that you live in a saltbox. It sounds something like living in a shoe. But just what the heck is a saltbox house anyhow?Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/11/alito/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/11/alito/index.htmlEmotions ran high Wednesday as the Senate Judiciary Committee continued to question Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito, and the top Democrat cited concern over what he called "inconsistencies" in the judge's testimony.Wed, 11 Jan 2006 12:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/12/15/cds.dvds/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/12/15/cds.dvds/index.htmlFor a circular piece of foil encased in plastic, it has certainly had a dramatic impact.Thu, 15 Dec 2005 15:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/01/21/book.battle/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/01/21/book.battle/index.htmlIt's to be titled the "Al Qaeda Reader." Publisher Doubleday says it will include writings by Osama bin Laden and his second in command, Ayman al-Zawahri, from the 1990s.Fri, 21 Jan 2005 22:39:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/01/21/news/newsmakers/alqaeda_book/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/01/21/news/newsmakers/alqaeda_book/index.htmAn English translation of interviews with Osama bin Laden and writings by his second in command, Ayman al-Zawahiri will hit the shelves, according to The Wall Street Journal.Fri, 21 Jan 2005 18:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/07/04/national.anthem/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/07/04/national.anthem/index.htmlThe organist at St. Andrew's Church in Aysgarth, England, played the American national anthem on Sunday to mark the U.S. Independence Day, while not knowing that the "Star Spangled Banner's" music was composed by an Englishman, John Stafford Smith.Sun, 04 Jul 2004 15:10:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/04/01/366213/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/04/01/366213/index.htmECONOMY Thu, 01 Apr 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/03/04/scotus.blackmun.papers/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/03/04/scotus.blackmun.papers/index.htmlAs lawyers and court watchers have long suspected, the Supreme Court was ready to effectively overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling legalizing abortion in 1992, but Justice Anthony M. Kennedy got cold feet, and the vote went the other way.Thu, 04 Mar 2004 14:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/02/04/bush.terror/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/02/04/bush.terror/index.htmlAt a ceremony Wednesday marking the addition of a Sir Winston Churchill collection to the Library of Congress, President Bush echoed the words of the famous British prime minister, saying the United States is snaring terrorists in a "closing net of doom."Wed, 04 Feb 2004 23:06:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/12/01/354934/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/12/01/354934/index.htmWhen I was in fourth grade, my class learned about the Constitution. You remember: checks and balances, the Elastic Clause, blah-blah-blah. I had more important things to ponder, like whether to sp...Mon, 01 Dec 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/10/25/267765/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/10/25/267765/index.htmIn December, Taschen, publisher of art reference books, will print 2,500 limited-edition copies of the second-largest, perhaps the most expensive, and probably the heaviest book ever published. Mon, 25 Oct 1999 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/04/27/241486/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/04/27/241486/index.htmPolitics today reflects George Wallace's taunt of three decades ago: "There ain't a dime's worth of difference between the major parties." Last year Republicans in Congress teamed up with Democrats...Mon, 27 Apr 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1988/08/01/84636/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1988/08/01/84636/index.htmREAL ESTATE Q. My parents bought a second house 15 years ago for $18,000. The house is now worth $140,000, and my parents recently paid off the mortgage. They want to transfer the deed to my sister...Mon, 01 Aug 1988 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/09/29/68075/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/09/29/68075/index.htmWASHINGTON -- A federal judge ruled that the Library of Congress was denying equal access to blind people by eliminating Braille issues of Playboy from its shelves . . . U.S. District Judge Tom Hog...Mon, 29 Sep 1986 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/04/14/67382/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/04/14/67382/index.htmAMID THE DIN of congressional budget making, a startling development has slipped by virtually unnoticed. Gramm-Rudman-Hollings, Congress's new law aimed at eliminating federal deficits, is beginnin...Mon, 14 Apr 1986 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/02/04/65534/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/02/04/65534/index.htmIF YOU ARE among the hundreds of thousands of Americans who have recently begun using ''on-line databases,'' you doubtless have a strong sense of doing something futuristic. The explosion of these ...Mon, 04 Feb 1985 05:01:00 EST