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June 20, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - A House committee has voted to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for failing…
June 20, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - President Obama on Wednesday asserted executive privilege in a dispute over documents related to the "Fast and…
June 20, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - A House committee is poised to vote on whether to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt…
June 18, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans say Congress could cut the cost $2 billion a year by just closing a pair of…
June 18, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Of the many issues presented by Detroit’s plummeting population is that it has not only altered the…
June 18, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) — There's not much President Barack Obama can do to boost the economy in the next five months,…
June 15, 2012
This is Rangel's toughest primary campaign in his 42-years in Congress and it appears that his campaign is having money…
June 14, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Eric Holder is proposing to meet with Rep. Darrell Issa by Monday to settle a…
June 14, 2012
Detroit's population loss is beginning to effect it's national representation, for the first time in 57-years the city may not…
June 8, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama urged European leaders on Friday to prevent a looming overseas debt crisis from dragging…
June 7, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Eric Holder clashed Thursday with congressional Republicans seeking more information about a flawed gun-trafficking investigation…
June 7, 2012
OPINION - Congressional Republicans are taking extreme measures by considering holding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress...
June 6, 2012
Republicans insist the Democrats’ claim of a “war on women” is simply a fairytale. Yet every week the GOP pushes
June 6, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Ethics Committee has concluded that the rights of Rep. Maxine Waters have not been violated…
May 31, 2012
JIM ABRAMS,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have voted against legislation to make it a federal crime to carry
May 29, 2012
DARTMOUTH, Mass. (AP) - Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank is apologizing for comments he made about the Trayvon Martin case at…
May 23, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Many of Rangel’s constitutes, most of whom are Latino after redistricting has changed the face of his…
May 23, 2012
DALLAS (AP) - Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson has been an outspoken voice for two decades as the first black woman…
May 22, 2012
The Sunlight Foundation has released a report stating that members of Congress are speaking at a 10th grade level...
May 21, 2012
At a town hall meeting held by Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.), an attendee accused President Barack Obama of 'sedition' because…