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CNNMoney: Tax the rich! Higher rates for millionaires soughtupdated: Thu Mar 17 2011 15:26:00

Hey, millionaires! In case you haven't noticed, some members of Congress think you should pay more taxes.

GOP vs. the Tea Partyupdated: Tue Jan 25 2011 06:12:00

CNN's Jessica Yellin gives an overview of the divide between the GOP and Tea Party members.

Scalia holds 'conversational' session with House Tea Partiersupdated: Tue Jan 25 2011 06:12:00

About 50 members of the House of Representatives turned out for a talk by Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Monday in a session participants called "very conversational" and a "wonderful exchange of ideas."

CNNMoney: Debt panel: More members sign onupdated: Fri Dec 03 2010 14:59:00

A controversial plan by a presidential commission to slash $4 trillion in federal debt has drawn strong bipartisan support as the panel held its final vote on Friday.

Vote set for controversial debt-slashing planupdated: Fri Dec 03 2010 05:21:00

A bipartisan commission will decide Friday whether to send Congress its controversial plan for slashing the federal deficit.

GOP members to support Obama's debt planupdated: Fri Dec 03 2010 05:21:00

Republican Sens. Tom Coburn and Mike Crapo say they'll back the recommendations of the President's debt commission plan.

Firm tied to Blackwater gets Afghan contractupdated: Sat Jun 19 2010 12:51:00

A firm affiliated with the former Blackwater security company has been awarded a contract to provide protection to U.S. consulates and diplomats in the Afghan cities of Herat and Mazar-e Sharif, a U.S. State Department official confirmed on Saturday.

Oil clean up technologies 'primitive,' experts sayupdated: Sat May 15 2010 09:41:00

Oil industry experts said there is no sure-fire way to stop the massive amount of oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico.

Video of dome being lowered on oil leakupdated: Sat May 15 2010 09:41:00

May 7th video of the failed effort to use a 100-ton containment dome to contain the oil leak.

Obama ally breaks with him on Afghanistanupdated: Wed Dec 02 2009 12:32:00

Illinois Rep. Jan Schakowsky was one of President Obama's earliest and most ardent supporters.

Congresswoman: U.S. ties with Xe, formerly Blackwater, must endupdated: Fri Aug 07 2009 22:58:00

A member of Congress Friday called on the State Department to stop doing business with Xe, the North Carolina-based security company formerly known as Blackwater Worldwide.

Democratic Radio Addressupdated: Sat Sep 01 2007 01:45:00

Democratic Radio Address

Dems: Troops need restupdated: Sat Aug 11 2007 00:48:00

Dems: Troops need rest

CNNMoney: BP 'fell short' on pipeline, execs admitupdated: Thu Sep 07 2006 09:50:00

BP's top U.S. executives told lawmakers Thursday that the company stumbled by failing to prevent a major Alaskan pipeline from becoming crippled by corrosion.

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