News tagged with members of congress
Congress joins Twitter craze
Apr 13, 2009 |
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This is what you get when politicians keep their comments to 140 characters or less: "We need to cut spending! Holy Cow! A novel idea in Washington."
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Residents play key role in CT colonography awareness and promoting the radiology specialty
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Residents can serve a vital role in educating Congress, the medical community, and the general public regarding the efficacy of cutting-edge technologies like CT colonography (CTC) as well as the importance of radiologists' ...
Twitter takes Washington by storm
Mar 02, 2009 |
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The halls of the US Congress are alive with the sounds of Twitter. Members of the Senate and House of Representatives -- or their aides -- are tapping out dozens of the micro messages a day on cellphones and computers from ...
Professional lobbyists: Pragmatic operatives or just another partisan resource?
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 20, 2009 |
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The thousands of professional lobbyists working in Washington, DC on issues tend to be professional partisans who mobilize resources for one preferred political party exclusively. So finds a new study which counters the common ...
US quashed report on dangers of phone use while driving
Jul 21, 2009 |
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The federal agency tasked with keeping US roadways safe suppressed research seven years ago on the dangers of cellphone use while driving, fearing political fallout from the study, The New York Times reported ...
Government delays new ban on Internet gambling
Nov 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve are giving U.S. financial institutions an additional six months to comply with regulations designed to ban Internet gambling.
Groups decry Congress' new e-mail filters
Jun 20, 2006 |
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More than 100 advocacy groups of all political stripes called on Congress Tuesday to shut down a new e-mail screening mechanism.
Online poker advocates lobby Congress to lift federal ban
Jul 22, 2009 |
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Poker players are gambling on Congress seeing things their way.
Obama outlines health care plan for all
Jun 04, 2009 |
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(AP) -- President Barack Obama says he's open to requiring all Americans to buy health insurance, as long as the plan provides a "hardship waiver" to exempt poor people from having to pay.
Obama telephones shuttle, space station astronauts
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Mar 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- President Barack Obama says he is extraordinarily proud of the astronauts aboard the linked shuttle-space station complex.
Top lawmaker wants mileage-based tax on vehicles
Apr 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A House committee chairman said Tuesday that he wants Congress to enact a mileage-based tax on cars and trucks to pay for highway programs now rather than wait years to test the idea.
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