Reuters - Hillary Clinton ended her historic
presidential bid and endorsed Barack Obama on Saturday, urging
her supporters to unite behind Obama and help recapture the
White House for Democrats in November.
AP - Just outside the Senate chamber is a gilded parlor where Hillary Rodham Clinton has passed many times during her pursuit of the Democratic presidential nomination. That dream dashed, she'll be back.
AP - Plans for a levitating train from Las Vegas to Disneyland can move forward under a transportation bill signed by President Bush on Friday that frees up $45 million for the futuristic project. -- read full article
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:54:29 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
AP - Between now and Election Day, Democrats say they will use Congress to showcase the kinds of change promised by their presidential candidate, Barack Obama.
AP - Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation Friday that would stop a 10.6 percent pay cut from going into effect next month for doctors who treat Medicare beneficiaries. -- read full article
Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:54:55 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
AP - Just outside the Senate chamber is a gilded parlor where Hillary Rodham Clinton has passed many times during her pursuit of the Democratic presidential nomination. That dream dashed, she'll be back.
AP - So much for trimming the pork. The practice of decorating legislation with billions of dollars in pet projects and federal contracts is still thriving on Capitol Hill — despite public outrage that helped flip control of Congress two years ago. -- read full article
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:12:46 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
AP - Examples of lawmakers who have sponsored earmarks for private companies and received campaign contributions from them and, in some cases, their lobbyists: -- read full article
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:13:15 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
AP - If you're a company, nonprofit group, university, hospital or local government and you want Congress to bestow federal dollars on your efforts, how do you go about it? -- read full article
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:14:37 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
AP - The House and Senate in 2007 implemented reforms aimed at adding transparency to the process of earmarking projects, grants and contracts in legislation. -- read full article
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:16:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
AP - Senate Republicans on Friday blocked a global warming bill that would have required major reductions in greenhouse gases, pushing debate over the world's biggest environmental concern to next year for a new Congress and president.
Reuters - U.S. lawmakers in the House of
Representatives on Thursday unveiled legislation that would
require federal energy market regulators to oversee all
over-the-counter crude oil trading, including action on
overseas exchanges like the IntercontinentalExchange. -- read full article
Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:43:46 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
AP - Democrats gave final approval Thursday of a 2009 budget blueprint that rewards domestic agencies and the Pentagon with generous budget increases while leaving wrenching decisions about curbing Medicare costs and increasing taxes to the next president. -- read full article
Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:56:59 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
