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    Congress passes expansion of disability law (AP)
    AP - Someone who takes medication to control epilepsy or diabetes could end up in a situation where he or she is no longer eligible for protection under the Americans With Disabilities Act. -- read full article
    Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:30:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    House Eases Drilling Ban Offshore, Onshore (U.S. News & World Report)
    U.S. News & World Report - The House of Representatives took a small step last night toward expanding domestic offshore oil drilling, and so far most of the rhetoric coming out of the fractious chamber has focused on whether the move goes far enough in the face of high gas prices. -- read full article
    Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:45:36 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    House votes to ease DC gun restrictions (AP)
    AP - The pro-gun majority in the House moved Wednesday to compel the nation's capital to broaden the rights of its residents to buy and own firearms, including semiautomatic weapons. -- read full article
    Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:47:18 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    House panel moves toward impeaching a judge (AP)
    AP - The House Judiciary Committee voted Wednesday to open the first impeachment probe of a sitting judge in almost two decades. -- read full article
    Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:49:51 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Democrats Join the 'Drill, Baby, Drill!' Chorus (Time.com)

    An offshore oil rig is seen in the San Pedro Channel in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Long Beach, California, in July. US lawmakers Tuesday sought to overturn a decades-old ban on offshore drilling voting in favor of a new energy bill which has been spurred by spiralling oil prices.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)Time.com - Looking to neutralize a key Republican campaign issue, the House majority passes legislation allowing offshore drilling


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    Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:05:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Alaska counts final ballots in US House primary (AP)
    AP - Elections officials in Alaska say they'll soon have the final results for a close Republican primary battle over the state's only seat in the House of Representatives. -- read full article
    Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:25:44 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    AIG Bailout Causes More Jitters on Capitol Hill (CQPolitics.com)
    CQPolitics.com - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Wednesday he would keep the chamber in pro forma session after it finishes other work for the year so it is ready to address the nation's worsening financial crisis. -- read full article
    Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:43:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    FAA approved new jet despite safety concerns (AP)

    In this June 13, 2007 file photo, an Eclipse 500 DayJet plane taxis to the runway at the Boca Raton Airport in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)AP - Federal aviation officials approved a new type of small jet despite problems with the plane's design and production, overruling safety concerns voiced by government engineers, inspectors and test pilots, federal and congressional investigators said Wednesday.


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    Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:51:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Reid Says `No One Knows What to Do' to Solve Crisis (Bloomberg)
    Bloomberg - Sept. 17 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Congress is unlikely to pass new legislation to overhaul financial regulations this year because ``no one knows what to do,'' Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said today. -- read full article
    Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:32:05 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Congress passes bill to protect disabled (Reuters)
    Reuters - The often divided, election-year U.S. Congress came together on Wednesday to give final approval to a bill to protect millions of disabled Americans against discrimination in the workplace. -- read full article
    Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:43:21 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Top Republican: Palin boosts GOP Senate chances (AP)
    AP - John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate has boosted Republican chances of holding key Senate seats and denying Democrats a filibuster-proof majority next year, the GOP's Senate campaign chief said Wednesday. -- read full article
    Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:45:01 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Leahy: Suspect had help in anthrax attacks (AP)

    Bruce Ivins, seen in this photograph taken during an award ceremony at a Pentagon ceremony March 14, 2003. (USAMRIID/Handout - UNITED STATES/Reuters)AP - The chairman of the of Senate Judiciary Committee said Wednesday he does not believe that Dr. Bruce Ivins acted alone in the deadly 2001 anthrax attacks.


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    Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:46:02 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Senate advances bill raising military pay (AP)
    AP - Republicans failed Tuesday to block a major defense bill that included a pay raise for military personnel when one of their own, retiring Sen. John Warner, rallied senators to advance the legislation out of respect for U.S. troops at war. -- read full article
    Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:47:46 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Backing of Obama, McCain buoy automaker loan plan (AP)
    AP - Among the few bills likely to actually become law before Congress closes shop for the elections is a plan to give struggling U.S. automakers $25 billion in federal loans. -- read full article
    Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:00:39 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Stevens loses attempt to get trial thrown out (AP)

    Sen. Ted Stevens listens to U.S. President George W. Bush during a refuel stop at Eielson Air Force Base in Fairbanks, Alaska, before continuing on for a three-nation tour of Asia, August 4, 2008. REUTERS/Larry DowningAP - Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens has lost a final attempt to get his upcoming corruption trial thrown out.


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    Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:01:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
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