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    Probe sees poor US policing of electronic exports (AP)
    AP - The U.S. is doing little to protect against the potential dangers of obsolete televisions, computers and other devices sent abroad for reuse or disposal, congressional investigators reported Wednesday. -- read full article
    Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:40:35 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Congress sends student loan extension to Bush (AP)
    AP - Congress has approved through the 2010 school year a program that will allow students who rely on loans to continue their educations regardless of current difficulties in the private credit market. -- read full article
    Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:19:37 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Senate passes $612 bln defense spending bill (Reuters)
    Reuters - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a $612.5 billion defense spending bill for fiscal 2009, including $70 billion for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. -- read full article
    Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:54:10 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Ex-congressman hospitalized after head-on crash (AP)
    AP - Former Rep. Eligio "Kika" De la Garza was being treated in a hospital Wednesday for injuries he and his wife suffered when the SUV they were riding in was involved in a head-on crash in Texas. -- read full article
    Thu, 18 Sep 2008 03:14:45 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Rep. Don Young wins Alaska House primary race (AP)
    AP - Rep. Don Young, a 35-year veteran of the U.S. House and currently under federal investigation, narrowly won the Republican primary battle Wednesday to keep his seat, Alaska's only one in the House of Representatives. -- read full article
    Thu, 18 Sep 2008 05:22:27 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Oklahoma's Inhofe on attack again in Senate race (AP)

    In this Aug. 27, 2008 file photo, U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., Oklahoma's senior senator, is pictured during an AP interview in Oklahoma City. State Sen. Andrew Rice, a Democrat in Oklahoma's Senate race against Republican incumbent Jim Inhofe is finding a tough opponent, who takes credit for being the 'most conservative member of the Senate.' (AP Photo/File)AP - Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe has a reputation for tough campaign tactics, as his Democratic challenger is finding out the hard way.


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    Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:33:38 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Sen. Kerry challenger hits trail looking for upset (AP)

    Jeff Beatty, Republican challenger to Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., in the upcoming November general election, speaks to the media as he launches his campaign in Boston, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes)AP - The tough road for Jeff Beatty to unseat U.S. Sen. John Kerry began at a press conference attended by a single TV camerawoman and as many campaign staffers as reporters.


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    Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:37:39 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    U.S. House Passes Energy Legislation to Expand Drilling, Taxes (Bloomberg)
    Bloomberg - Sept. 17 (Bloomberg) -- The House of Representatives passed a Democrat-sponsored bill aimed at boosting drilling for oil and gas off the U.S. coast and increasing taxes on energy companies by $18 billion. -- read full article
    Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:04:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    John Kerry bests 1st primary opponent in 24 years (AP)

    Incumbent U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., celebrates his primary election victory over opponent Ed O'Reilly at an event at McGann's Pub in Boston Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)AP - Sen. John Kerry fended off his first Democratic opponent in nearly a quarter century, but he got a message from voters when his relatively unknown challenger earned more than 30 percent of the vote.


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    Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:11:21 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Offshore drilling up to Senate after House passage (AP)

    Armed Nigerian militants who have declared an AP - Offshore oil drilling, which has dominated energy debates in the presidential campaign, is now coming to the Senate.


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    Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:19:03 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Reid Says Congress Won't Act Because `No One Knows What to Do' (Bloomberg)
    Bloomberg - Sept. 17 (Bloomberg) -- 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 told reporters today. -- read full article
    Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:16:06 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    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
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