ILAB Report gives consumers reason to shop responsibly

A United States Department of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) report gives consumers reason to shop responsibly. Released in September 2009, the report shows 122 goods in 58 countries that are...

House Votes to Allow GITMO prisoners into US for trial

According to FOX News.com, the House of Representatives has voted overwhelmingly to permit Guantanamo prisoners into the United States for Trial. The measure will still have to be approved by the Senate.If the...

Federal Anti-gay hate crimes bill passes House , to Senate next

A federal anti-gay hate crimes bill sails through the house and will go before the Senate in the next few days.  The bill is the first federal advance since 1968.  It is covered under Defense funding,...

As Per Rules of the U.S. House, Rep. Joe Wilson Could be Censured

The Rules of Decorum and Debate of the U.S. House of Representatives provide rules stating who can and cannot be on the floor of the House and provides rules for dress and behavior by those members of the...

Increasing Fear Among the GOP of Extremist Fringe Party Takeover

Specifically naming World Net Daily (WND) as the leading source of many of the Right Wing conservative extremist viewpoints circulating among the base supporters of the Republican Party, among those:...

House wants formal rebuke for Wilson, Obama wants to let it go

The Bipartisan Bickering continues;  to their credit,  Obama and Pelosi would like the whole matter to drop.  It would appear that being unable to let this go may be more offensive than the...

Legislators Lambert, Hennessy Caught Playing Solitaire In Capitol

Two US democratic legislators were caught playing Solitaire on the their laptops during an important budget debate in the State House thanks to a photo made by an AP photographer. The photo shows two US legislators...

Right Wing Racism on the Rise

In this article, the use of projection, defined as attributing one's own thoughts, feelings or personal characteristics onto a person, group or object, has been identified as the motivation for individuals...

Will Sotomayor's Judicial Nomination Validate Discrimination?

Sonia Sotomayor is facing scrutiny over her possible appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court.  Supreme Court Judges serve life-time terms and never have to go up for reelection; therefore, they...

Cap And Trade Bill 2009 HR 2454 Passed, So What Does That Mean?

The Cap and Trade Bill 2009 was passed in the U.S Senate on Friday, but what does that mean for the average American family? This 'green energy revolution climate bill' has already created a lot of debate from both...

House to vote on H.R. 2454 (UPDATE: Bill has passed 219-212)

The bill known as the "American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009," or the "cap and trade bill" as some Americans know it, is to be voted on as early as today, Friday, June 26th, 2009."This bill would lead to...

Cap and Trade Bill 2009 Passed in the U.S House

The long awaited 'green energy revolution' cap and trade bill 2009 vote was passed Friday June 26th in the U.S House of Representatives, and supporters hope that this bill will help fight climate change and make a...

What Does Allen Stanford Have in Common with Anti-Chevron Group?

Just when I thought things couldn’t get any shadier, I’ve learned that the lobbyist now representing the Amazon Defense Coalition (via Kohn Swift & Graf, P.C.) in its $27 billion lawsuit against San Ramon,...

LaHood Overhauling Mexican Truck Program

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told a National Press Club gathering May 21 that his plan to overhaul the controversial Mexican truck demonstration program is now being vetted by the White House and has the support of “a number of members of Congress.”  If he...

Parental Rights Amendment Introduced Into Congress

Update: 7:41 pm EDT Photos and video coverage of the Parents' Rights Constitutional Amendment Conference are now available at Representative Pete Hoekstra's website, here and here.--- Update: 5:29 pm EDT I...

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