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If you liked "Gasland-The Movie" you may may like this.Our Marcellus Shale reporter Jon Campbell noted that a version of this puppet show was WASHINGTON &#8212 Legislation clarifying that members of Congress are subjected to federal anti-fraud laws covering stock trading and requiring them to publicly to disclose transactions on a timely basis ... (more)

If there's one old, well-worn saw that's tailor-made to fit the STOCK Act, it's that one.

It's good news that the Senate has moved to make legislators abide by the same rules the rest of us do.

In his State of the Union address last week, President Barack Obama took a moment to lament the perception of the Capitol as an ineffectual place.

A knife that is believed to be the murder weapon was found in the roadway in front of the... WASHINGTON &#8212 Bipartisan legislation that would require members of Congress to disclose financial trades on a more timely basis cleared a key Senate procedural vote on Monday.

In 2006, Reps. Brian Baird and Louise Slaughter introduced a bill into Congress.