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Bloomberg recently reported that over 25% of the newly elected Congressmen are former members of the legal profession. The report stated that many Americans believe it to be a positive to have a lawyer in political office.

More than 20 members of Congress who have been convicted of crimes, both Democrats and Republicans, are continuing to receive their federal pensions, at a cost of $1 million a year to American taxpayers. One receives $126,000 annually.

Presidential candidate and Texas congressmen Ron Paul visited Fargo today on a whirlwind tour the day before Super Tuesday caucuses and primaries. The congressman was scheduled for a one o'clock rally at NDSU's student union center but was slightly delayed by the weather.

Online gambling begins to pick up support in Washington, as more Congressmen come out of the wood works to voice their support for legalized and regulated gambling over the internet to be available in the United States.

Is the US Congress corrupted? Is it possible that most elected senators and congressmen and women only care about themselves?

Immigration and Border Security is an important issue to many voters and with bills being introduced in Congress, it will be important for voters to keep up on the bills and how the candidates who are currently Senators and Congressmen vote.

The small groups that urge you to call your congressmen will soon be prohibited from encouraging the public to contact politicians regarding upcoming laws. Government employees will be required to report any "significant conversations".

Rhode Island is our smallest state. It is the only state that has the same number of congressmen as senators, Two of each.

Representative Patrick Kennedy, one of only two congressmen from the great but small state of Rhode Island, was recently released from a rehab clinic.

the various interest groups in Congress and how they persuade Congressmen to get legislation passed for them

Hezbollah can teach Pres. Bush a thing or two about inspiring loyalty.

The only way to lessen the activities of the Klan is to have them officially declared a terrorist organization and have them prosecuted, to the full extent of the law, under the Patriot Act of 2001.

Many jobs are not conducive to people with allergies. This article considers some of the worst types of jobs for people suffering from allergic conditions.

There many groups that are against CAFTA because they don't feel it benefits poor people or farmers. They feel that CAFTA is just another version of NAFTA, which really hurt a lot of farmers in Mexico.

Women's Studies is a more popular major now than ever before. Careers are available in advocacy and service fields but their are also options which allow women to be all they can be and use their degree.

The war in Iraq is not the only major difference between U.S. Senate challenger Ned Lamont and incumbent Joe Lieberman.

Lupus is a disease that affects over 1.5 million people in the United States but there are few that know about the disease and even fewer advocates. Learn how to become an advocate and spread the word about Lupus.

Pres. Bush is set to use his veto power for the first time by sending back legislation that would provide federal funding for research that could cure several diseases. While this would be his first veto, it's hardly the first time Bush has undone a law.

The theme of these years True Fourth Of July can be summed up in one
word...IMPEACHMENT.

A review of how the 1994 GOP Contract with America was implemented. Or, rather, how it failed to be implemented. A lot of promises to improve American and Congress were made within this document. Almost none of them were acted upon.

With United 93 and Oliver Stone's World Trade Centers this summer's offering of 9/11 dramas, one can be forgiven for forgetting that the very first real 9/11 dramatic film was a cable movie called DC: 9/11 - Time of Crisis.

A could-be-true story about a girl who was conceived from a harvested fetus's eggs.

The FBI's search of the office of a member of the US House of Representatives has caused quite the storm in Washington, DC.

Some tips on getting your opinions about illegal immigration out...things you can do like write letters to congress, join discussion groups, vote in the next election.

understanding how the bicameral system of the American Congress works in action

Amtrak is the passanger railway in the US. Amtrak provides a valuable service to the American people, but it is in danger of being destroyed.

A need to manage and preserve natural resources, and an innate distrust of the federal government and politicians have been the two most central ideologies shaping politics in the Pacific Northwest.

The Gallup Poll ranked lawyers at the very bottom of professions with high ethical and honesty standards. The low ranking is ironic considering the kind of disclosure law students and lawyers have to go through with the state bar.

The last few weeks have seen an onslaught of information and criticism involving the Internet in ways that haven't been seen since the RIAA began filing charges for online music theft. What's it all about? Network Neutrality.

An analysis of news coverage in Time and Newsweek magazine during January and February 1991.

A basic primer of some of the terminology necessary to understand civil rights in America and how they are being corrupted.

the life of Vice President Dick Cheney

A look at the emergence of American nationalism during the War of 1812 and the development of regional, rather than partisan, divisions in American politics.

The 2007 budget presented by the House Republican Study Committee has some good ideas to reduce the deficit. Unfortunately it also has a proposal that would sound the death knell for publicly funded human space flight in the United States.

A review of the West Wing Season 5 on DVD, including an episode-by-episode guide.

The film The Brothers Grimm is an unmitigated disaster, with almost no redeeming qualities.

An assortment of outlines and lectures on the Gilded Age and the 1970s for college level history courses.

Population control campaigns often use some form of payment or prize to bring in more women for sterilization. While in India these prizes were often popular electronic appliances, food was used to motivate Peruvians.

This is a call for Congress to immediately authorize the supplying of every American household with many of the items listed on the 72 Hour Kit as proscribed by the Dept of Homeland Security.

If you believe that lying about a war that has killed over 2000 Americans should create as much outrage among lawmakers as lying about one's sex life, then it's time you joined the impeach Bush movement. Find out where to get the facts.

Capitalism feeds on consumer dissatisfaction and boredom. Bringing down capitalism doesn't require tanks and nukes. All it takes is a billion people saying no at the checkout line. Become a revolutionary and end your feelings of dissatisfaction.

This article looks at Bush's power, how does he maintain it? Why should the American people be more incensed?

A very interesting look back on American culture, but the name "Rock Icons" is slightly misleading. Instead of featuring entire episodes, they should have cut a bunch of rock star segments together.

An overview of the New York Times' coverage of the unfolding Iran-Contra scandal in 1985 and 1986.

Explore some of the stories that Ellis recounts in his novel, and get some insight into what these stories tell about the young American Republic.

In 1983, US Congress passed the Orphan Drug Act. - opened the doorway for drug companies to invest, research and develope orphan drugs, which become profitable. Countries, members of Congress, and science, initiated further gains for orphan drugs.

When President Bush announced the Vision for Space Exploration almost two years ago, he left the question of how to pay for it unanswred. The question is important, as trhe Vision must be sustained for decades.

An examination into the theory that rising gas prices are connected to the desire of oil companies and the Bush administration to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

The hypocrisy of the United States is stunning in its shamelessness. From nuclear proliferation, to human rights, to due process, the U.S. persistently and arrogantly pursues a policy of do as we say, not as we do.

Thousands of people are convicted each year of crimes that have not committed, some even sentenced to death, while the real person who committed the crime walks free to strike yet again another person or family.