U.S. Congress

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• Arenberg: Don't destroy the Senate filibuster

  precedent leading to majority control of the Senate. This would be true even if the ploy were limited to use on the first day of a new Congress; the outcome is exacerbated if any majority can change the rules at any time. The use of majority control would   Read more »

• Congress divided on using aid to pressure Egypt

  the Obama administration throws its support behind Egypt's military, some members of Congress are looking at withholding some or all of America's annual $1.5 billion aid package if a civilian government isn't quickly restored.Without the administration's support,   Read more »

• Many Docs Don't Follow HPV/Pap Test Guidelines: Study

  against HPV -- which can cause cervical cancer -- is recommended for females aged 11 to 26 years.In 2009, the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) issued guidelines that recommended beginning annual cervical cancer screening Pap tests   Read more »

• Letter: Eliminate Congress, save money

  Editorial, June 26], we now see that it's the judicial branch of government that makes the laws. So why does America need Congress anymore?Look at all the money America could save by not having to give all those dollars and perks to congressional representatives.   Read more »

• Student loan rates double without Congress' action

  for roughly a quarter of all direct federal borrowing, went from 3.4 percent interest to 6.8 percent interest on Monday. Congress' Joint Economic Committee estimated the cost passed to students would be about $2,600."The only silver lining is that relatively   Read more »

Around the web

• Garcetti cuts short East Coast trip after Zimmerman protests

  Garcetti might still return to Washington. He was scheduled to meet there with Atty. Gen. Eric Holder, Transportation Secretary Anthony R. Foxx, senior White House officials David Agnew and Cecilia Munoz, and the California congressional delegation. 22 m ago from Los Angeles Times Read more »

• What Congress needs to do to support patent troll crackdown

  must now act in order for these executive orders to have full effect and for the goals of these orders to be realized. If Congress fails to act adequately, an ever-increasing number of intellectual property litigation claims will continue to be filed in efforts 30 m ago from FindLaw: Attorney Blog Read more »

• US dollar eases against yen in Asian trading

  dollar eased against the yen in Asian trade Monday ahead of a testimony by Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke in the U.S. Congress and a meeting of G20 finance ministers this week. With China's second quarter gross domestic product coming in line with expectations, 34 m ago from China Post Read more »

• "…now they are coming after our ceiling fans" - US Rep. Blackburn (R-TN), moving more hot air

  add this to the long list of crazy from the US Congress. A reasonable bipartisan Bush-era regulation enacted with industry buy-in is now being targeted by Republican representatives. The goal, as part of a larger right wing battle with all regulation, is apparently 49 m ago from Green Mountain Daily Read more »

• Why Latin America Is Becoming Less Democratic

  Morales, and Correa by convoking a constituent assembly and preparing his own perpetuation in power; yet coordinated opposition from Congress, the courts, and the military aborted this effort through a controversial June 2009 coup. Even President Cristina 56 m ago from The Atlantic Read more »