Iraqi official says US strike kills 8 civilians

A U.S. helicopter strike north of Baghdad killed eight civilians, including several children, an Iraqi police official said Thursday. The U.S. military said the assault targeted al-Qaida fighters but acknowledged that children died.

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Moments after Rep. Joseph Cao (R-La.) voted for the Democratic health care bill, countless anti-Cao Twitter feeds, Web forums, and Facebook pages were born.

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Don't look for the Senate to quickly follow the House on health care overhaul.

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The agreement would give an additional 14 weeks of benefits to jobless workers in all 50 states. Workers in states with an unemployment rate at 8.5 percent or above would receive six weeks on top of that.

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Charlie Cook, one of the best political handicappers in the business, sent out a special update to Cook Political Report subscribers Thursday that should send shivers down Democratic spines.

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Democrats are stepping up their campaign against opponents of health care reforms, depicting town hall audiences protesting a Democratic-sponsored bill as angry mobs duped into hostile actions by special interest groups.

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The vote was 219-212 (con't...)

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The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to grant wilderness status to two million acres of public land in nine states from California to West Virginia, the largest expansion of protected national wild lands in 15 years.

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So with relatively small changes to the stimulus ("for example, a few more infrastructure projects") McGurn says Rep. Thad McCotter told him, "as many as 30 or 40 in the House might have signed on".

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An October 24, 2008, poll conducted by the Democratic research firm Greenberg-Quinlan-Rosner has Rush Limbaugh enjoying a public approval rating of just 21 percent among likely voters, while 58 percent have "cold" feelings towards the right-wing radio talk show host.

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House Democrats embarrassingly Partisan and Arrogant

I was watching C-Span, (1-27-09) Tue afternoon while the US House was in session (not after hours speeches, but regular session), with all the clerks at the front desk, a seldom seen Congressman sitting in the Speaker's chair.

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WASHINGTON – A $14 billion rescue package for the nation's imperiled auto industry sped to approval in the U.S. House Wednesday night, but the emergency bailout was still in jeopardy from Republicans who were setting out roadblocks in the Senate.

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Two years after they were swept into office, most new U.S. House and Senate Democrats have made good on their pledges to back gay rights.

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California Republicans once expected to cruise to reelection in Congress are now locked in fierce battles to retain their seats, as the nation's economic crisis propels Democrats fighting for districts they have not held in a generation.

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The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) has added eight challengers to its Red to Blue program, expanding the program to more than 60 races.  The DCCC is now targeting nearly one-third of Republican-held seats.

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Darren White and Erik Paulsen were prized Republican recruits, House candidates poised to be the new face of the GOP on Capitol Hill.

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Barring a dramatic change in the political landscape over the next three weeks, Democrats appear headed toward a decisive victory on Election Day that would give them broad power over the federal government.

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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this afternoon in support the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. Below are her remarks, as prepared:

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President Bush has been a "total failure" in everything from the economy to the war to energy policy, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday.

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Nancy Pelosi has delivered 68 floor speeches in the 16 months since she became speaker of the House — nearly as many as her predecessor, Dennis Hastert, delivered in his entire eight-year reign.

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Originally enacted in 2000, the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Act provides funding for early hearing detection and intervention programs nationwide. The U.S. Congress is currently considering reauthorization of this landmark legislation.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has endorsed three Miami congressional candidates after two House Democrats from South Florida refused to participate in their campaigns because of their friendships with the Republican incumbents.

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Democrats passed contempt of Congress citations against two Bush administration figures Thursday after the charges had spent months in limbo.

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In the last week of January, five members of Congress joined the hottest demographic group on Capitol Hill: Republicans who are heading for the exits.

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October 19, 2007 THE debate in Australia - kick-started by Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd last month - over the applicability of the genocide convention to the threats of mass murder made by Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is not only welcome.

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Another republican NOT seeking re-election.

ROLL CALL(D.C.newspaper) is reporting that Congressman Ralph Regula from Ohio is about to announce he will NOT seek re-election.Ohio is famous for James Traficant in U.S House from some years ago.

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