Congress

Elevatorgate: Foxx in the box wants it all to herself

By Al Stefanelli • December 14, 2012

NC GOP Congresswoman Virginia Foxx doesn't want to share The House elevators are reserved for members of Congress during the times when they are

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An atheist trade-out in Congress

By Al Stefanelli • November 8, 2012

Tuesday's election saw the loss of California Democratic Congressman Pete Stark, who lost his bid for re-election. Stark was the only openly atheist member

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Congressional history made with election of Hindu and Buddhist members

By Al Stefanelli • November 8, 2012

Tuesday’s election made history with the election of the first Congressional representatives from the Hindi and Buddhist religions. In Hawaii, voters elected Democrat Tulsi

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American Congress members become richer as their constituents become poorer

By D. Beeksma • December 29, 2011

net worth

It is not illegal for members of Congress to engage in insider trading based on the information that they have, which is one of

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Bachmann: Hurricane Irene is a direct message from God: spokeswoman claims it's a joke

By Dakota O'Leary • August 29, 2011

In a remark that her spokeswoman is now saying was in jest, Michelle Bachmann tied both the DC earthquake and Hurricane Irene to God,

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Are We Our Brother's Keeper?

By Sheri Lawson • August 17, 2011

In 1971 when I was 18 I moved from a small rural town in Utah to Las Vegas where my dad and step mom

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U.S. conservative group demands a federal law banning Shariah law

By D. Beeksma • August 14, 2011

Shariah law

Conservative Action Alerts is asking for donations to pay for faxes to Congress members demanding the passage of H.R. 973 which they say will

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It's Official: Gays can serve openly in the military in Sept.

By D. Beeksma • July 23, 2011

Military

President Barack Obama on Friday formally signed off on ending the ban on gays serving openly in the U.S. military, doing away with "Don't

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Michele Bachmann's religious views too extreme even for right wing Evangelicals according to Frank Schaeffer interview

By Dakota O'Leary • July 16, 2011

In an interview with MSNBC, Frank Schaeffer, son of Dr. Francis Schaeffer, father of the modern evangelical Republican movement, stated point blank that Michele

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Refusal of Marriage and Childbearing is a Social Deviation, International Pro-Family Group Claims in Declaration That Says Large Families are Critical for Humankind's Survival

By D. Beeksma • July 15, 2011

babies

According to a declaration issued by the Moscow Demographic Summit, "refusal of marriage and childbearing (the child-free phenomenon)" is part of a wave of

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Michele Bachmann to bring on board evangelical Iowa birther for 2012 presidential exploratory committee

By Dakota O'Leary • March 30, 2011

Michele Bachmann (R-MN) is apparently forming a presidential exploratory committee for the 2012 elections. CNN reports that the first pick for her political director

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Special Conservation Treatment Being Done on Jefferson Bible

By D. Beeksma • March 15, 2011

the Jefferson Bible

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History is currently performing a specialized conservation treatment to ensure the long-term preservation of Thomas Jefferson’s bible, a

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Ron Paul asks Congress whether public display of fidelity to the Constitution is genuine

By D. Beeksma • January 20, 2011

Ron Paul on the Constitution

With Michelle Bachmann's classes on the Constitution being held for members of Congress, the religious right's references to the Constitution and constant citing of

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