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At What Grade Level Does Congress Talk? The Answer May Surprise You

Shauna Wright — Tue, 22 May 2012 20:21:21 +0000

If you’ve ever listened to a member of Congress speak and felt like you were being addressed as a child, it’s not your imagination. A new study shows congresspeople now talk at a 10th grade level — a full grade lower than they did just seven years ago.

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13 Things Congress Can Do to Improve Its Low Approval Rating

Danny Gallagher — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:37:46 +0000

President Obama might not be the most popular politician on the federal level, but compared to the approval ratings for other federal officials, at least his are in double digits. Seriously, that’s not a joke. We wish it was.

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12 Outrageous Steps Congress Can Take to Improve Its Approval Rating

Danny Gallagher — Sun, 06 May 2012 16:44:32 +0000

Recently, a poll of their Congressional approval rating found that only nine percent of the American people had a favorable rating of their senators and representatives. So the congressmen buckled down and got to work and got their rating up to…17 percent. If they want to keep up this white hot pace, they should try some of these ideas.

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Congressman Mac Thornberry Talks Obamacare and UN Gun Treaty On The 'Rise & Shine Show'

Mike Hendren — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:18:56 +0000

Congressman Mac Thornberry on the Rise and Shine Show

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Legislation Poses Threat To Your Right To Read This With Proposed SOPA and PIPA Bills

Mike Hendren — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:30:07 +0000

Ever heard of SOPA? How about PIPA? For most of you the answer is likely no on both counts. Both of these have to potential to do serious damage to our First Amendment rights to free speech and expression.

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Will ESPN Football Analyst Craig James Take Up a Senate Seat?

Danny Groner — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:24:25 +0000

College football analyst Craig James is taking some time off from his duties with ESPN to contemplate a run for US Senate in Texas. If he does decide to run before the Monday deadline, he’d do so as a Republican, and face some steep competition as he eyes the vacated seat of the retiring Kay Bailey Hutchison.

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Gabrielle Giffords Vows to Return to Congress in New Memoir

Shauna Wright — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:03:29 +0000

In a new book, ‘Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope,’ Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her astronaut husband Mark Kelly detail the intensive therapy and psychological struggles the Arizona Democrat has endured after surviving an attempt on her life early this year. After all of the struggles and hardships, however, Giffords declares that she will indeed return to Congress.

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'Bad News Bears' Star Is Running for Congress

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:02:26 +0000

As a child actor, David Pollock played Rudi Stein, one of the lovable losers in the ‘Bad News Bears‘ film franchise from the ’70s.

That role was pretty much the bulk of Pollock’s acting career, and he never made the transition to adult actor.

Now, he hopes to make the transition to congressman. He is running for Congress as a Democrat representing California’s 26th Congressional District.

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President Obama, Congressional Leaders Reach Debt Deal, Plan to Face Vote

Stephanie Berning — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:10:54 +0000

President Barack Obama said Sunday night that he and Congressional leaders had reached a debt deal that cuts trillions in federal spending. The debt ceiling plan was set to face a vote on Monday in hopes of enacting it before a Tuesday deadline, thus averting default, The New York Times reported.

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Strict Rules For Congress? Why Not!

Mike Hendren — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:00:07 +0000

I originally published this article back in February. Given the state of affairs in Washington and a recent poll that shows that 46% of us think all congressmen are corrupt, I thought it would be appropriate to revisit the ideas set forth

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