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6/4/2011 Overlooking Oversight
In late May, Congress extended three enhanced surveillance powers that were granted to the government after the 9/11 attacks — two in the Patriot Act and one from a related intelligence law. In doing so, lawmakers neatly managed to avoid any lapse in those powers. They failed miserably in their duty to carefully re-examine the provisions, trim back excesses, and add safeguards to protect civil liberties. In other words, they ignored the whole point of requiring that the provisions be periodically reviewed. One of the renewed provisions permits a roving wiretap on terrorism suspects who switch phone numbers or providers. While this is a useful tool, the lax rules for specifying who is the subject of the wiretap could invite abuse. Another provision permits the government to examine library, bookstore and business records without having to show that the material is related to a terrorism investigation. (New York Times)
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posted: 6/16/11                   0       7
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6/1/2011 GOP fears Dennis Kucinich resolution
Seeking to avoid a showdown over Libya, House GOP leaders pulled back from a floor vote on a resolution by Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) that would bar U.S. involvement in the NATO-led campaign to topple Muammar Qadhafi. GOP leaders were scrambling Wednesday morning to come up with an alternative plan for considering the measure. This could include having the Armed Services or Foreign Affairs committees draft backup proposals. Citing “lots of unrest on both sides of the aisle,” a senior House GOP aide said Republican leaders are still working through their options. Another senior Republican staffer said House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) “is concerned that if this were to come to the floor now, it would pass” and could adversely affect the NATO mission in Libya. NATO leaders on Tuesday authorized the continuation of the military campaign against Qadhafi until September. (Politico)
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posted: 6/16/11                   0       7
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4/18/2011 Boehner seeks to divert funds for gay marriage fight
House Speaker John Boehner said he intends to divert funding from the Justice Department to the U.S. House so Congress can defend the federal law that bars recognition of same-sex marriage. The Ohio Republican disclosed this in a letter to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., who is strongly opposed to Congress going to court to defend the 1996 law. An estimate on court costs was not given. Pelosi shot back, saying Boehner has not answered her central question about the costs to mounting a defense to the law. "The House of Representatives need not enter into this lengthy and costly litigation," she responded. Earlier this year, Attorney General Eric Holder announced that Obama administration would no longer defend the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, a Clinton-era law that defines marriage as between a man and a woman. The law also says that states cannot be forced to recognize same-sex marriages from other states. (USA Today)
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posted: 4/19/11                   0       3
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12/28/2009 Financial Industry Invests Heavily in Key Lawmakers
(Originally published Nov. 16, 2009; Updated with third quarter Senate data Dec. 28, 2009) As Congress considers legislation to reregulate the financial services industry in response to the greatest economic downturn since the Great Depression, the industry is focusing campaign contributions on the congressional leadership and members of the committees crafting reform legislation. Between November 2008 (when the current election cycle began) and Sept. 30, 2009, the financial industry – including banks, investment firms, insurance companies and real estate companies – has given $48.3 million in campaign contributions to members of Congress and their leadership political action committees, according to data provided by the Center for Responsive Politics (www.opensecrets.org).

Between November 2008...and Sept. 30, 2009, the financial industry...has given $48.3 million in campaign contributions to members of Congress and their leadership political action committees... ...The 94 members of the two finance committees have received $16.9 million overall. The top 10 committee recipients include the Democratic chairmen: Sen. Chris Dodd (Conn.) and Rep. Barney Frank (Mass.); and the ranking Republicans on the committees: Sen. Richard Shelby (Ala.) and Rep. Spencer Bachus (Ala.). (Public Citizen)
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posted: 8/1/11                   0       1
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8/3/2009 Audience Shouts Down Sebelius, Specter at Health Care Town Hall in Philadelphia
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Sen. Arlen Specter got a preview Sunday of the tough sell lawmakers will face over health care reforms (FOX)
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posted: 8/21/09                   0       11
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7/7/2009 Obama Adviser Says U.S. Should Mull Second Stimulus
The current plan “will have a positive effect, but the real economy is a sicker patient,” Tyson said (Bloomberg)
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posted: 7/8/09                   0       11
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6/30/2009 Lawmakers challenged to read health care bill before voting
Let Freedom Ring, a group that promotes constitutional government and traditional values, has launched a campaign to get all 535 lawmakers in the House and Senate to pledge to not vote on the health care bill (likely to top 1,000 pages) until they have personally read it and the bill has been posted on the Internet for 72 hours (Politico)
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posted: 6/30/09                   1       15
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6/29/2009 "Cap and trade" Tax Fight Expected in Senate
President Obama has acknowledged: "Under my plan of a cap-and-trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket." (The New American)
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posted: 6/30/09                   1       13
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6/27/2009 Boehner: Climate bill a 'pile of s--t'
Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) had a few choice words about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) landmark climate-change bill after its passage Friday (The Hill)
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posted: 6/29/09                   2       14
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6/27/2009 Obama implores Senate to pass climate bill
"We cannot be afraid of the future. And we must not be prisoners of the past. Don't believe the misinformation out there that suggests there is somehow a contradiction between investing in clean energy and economic growth." (Associated Press)
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posted: 6/29/09                   2       15
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6/26/2009 Bachmann: Reject climate change bill as 'tyranny'
A bill intended to limit greenhouse gas emissions and create clean energy jobs has come under fire from Republicans, who insist it would destroy jobs while raising the cost of energy for consumers (The Raw Story)
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posted: 6/29/09                   2       14
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6/26/2009 Democrats smell victory on climate vote
House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) said Friday morning that the bill will be "one of the defining votes of this Congress,” and he described it as a “new tax” that will have an impact on “every single American.” (Politico)
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posted: 6/26/09                   3       17
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6/10/2009 Attacks validate DHS report, some say
Civil rights activists say a string of recent attacks blamed on right-wing extremists, including Wednesday’s shooting at the Holocaust Museum, show that conservative critics were too quick to fault the Department of Homeland Security over an April report warning about the potential for such violence (Politico)
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posted: 6/11/09                   9       29
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6/2/2009 War funding fight gets complicated
a wartime spending bill could soon exceed $100 billion, adding to the risks of an already tense fight in the House over the addition of new financing for the International Monetary Fund (Politico)
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posted: 6/4/09                   3       22
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4/20/2009 Obama proposes US loan $100 billion to International Monetary Fund
The president made the request in several letters to Democratic and Republican congressional leaders Monday, pointing out that the fund didn’t require an extra financial outlay from the U.S. (The Raw Story)
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posted: 6/4/09                   2       20
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1/26/2009 After less than a week in office, Barack Obama's approval rating plunges 15 points
But there were signs yesterday that reality has set in following the wave of optimism surrounding his inauguration last Tuesday. Mr Obama is facing an ugly battle with Republicans over his plans to bail out the economy with £515billion of taxpayers' cash. Opposition leaders claim the rescue package relies too much on government spending and not enough on tax relief for families and small businesses. (UK Daily Mail)
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posted: 5/4/09                   2       22
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10/15/2008 Democrats Mull $300 Billion Stimulus
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is mulling recommendations from several economists that Congress act on an economic-recovery package that would cost taxpayers $300 billion, according to congressional aides, equivalent to about 2% of the country's gross domestic product (Wall Street Journal)
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posted: 6/16/09                   2       18
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10/13/2008 House GOP objects to spending in $150 billion stimulus package
Boehner wrote, "nothing currently being discussed by the majority as 'stimulus' will stabilize the economy long-term." (CNN)
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posted: 6/16/09                   3       18
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9/30/2008 U.S. Lawmakers Spurn Pleas From Leadership in Rejecting Bailout
A Bloomberg/Los Angeles Times poll last week showed that 55 percent of Americans were against using taxpayer money to rescue Wall Street, with 31 percent in favor.

Pelosi and Illinois Representative Rahm Emanuel, the Democratic Caucus chairman, were among leaders patrolling the House floor for support. (Bloomberg)
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posted: 6/4/10                   0       7
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5/11/2006 NSA secret database report triggers fierce debate in Washington
And the firestorm sparked by disclosure of the National Security Agency project mirrors a debate that dates to the nation's founding, and before, over balancing the interests of the government with the rights of individuals (USA Today)
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posted: 6/17/09                   5       19
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