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Rep. Louise Slaughter , chairwoman of the House Committee on Rules, which threw out more than 200 amendments proposed for HR 3962, including 11 that required Congress and other government officials to sign on to the same government-run health plan they want for the American people.

As if going off to war, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan cleaned out his apartment and called another to thank him for his friendship - common courtesies and routines of the departing soldier.

A pair of military briefings to members of Congress about the Fort Hood rampage resulted in confusion and conflicting information late Friday on the number of wounded.

House Republicans have a new foreign policy adviser with a controversial pedigree: Oliver North.

This Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Crowbar Cafe in Shoshone, Calif., the Amargosa Conservancy is hosting a long-awaited party for the many people who contributed to the designation of the Amargosa River as a wild and scenic river.

The U.S. must contend with interference from violent extremists, the uncertainty of Iraq's national elections in January and ongoing tensions between the Arabs and Kurds as it withdraws from Iraq.

President Barack Obama's timetable for drawing down the number of U.S. troops in Iraq next year could be changed if the country's January election is postponed, a senior Pentagon official said on Wednesday.

The situation here in the Owens Valley continues defy rational conscience. The water in the Owens Canal is despoiled.

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It was high on the list of things for local water professionals to do in 2009: Complete construction of a treatment plant to remove perchlorate from local groundwater, thus stopping the spread of contamination caused by a former munitions manufacturing plant.

According to a new survey of school districts by the American Association of School Administrators , districts have not been using federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding to spur innovative school reform.

At the Democratic National Convention in Denver last summer, then-Sen. Barack Obama pledged to "finish the fight against the Taliban in Afghanistan." Lately Obama has toned down his rhetoric when it comes to succeeding in Afghanistan.

With the war in Afghanistan about to enter its ninth year, President Obama is embarking on a pivotal week as he attempts to settle on optimal U.S. strategy in Afghanistan going forward.

Hate crimes appear to be rare in the Central Valley, but they would be punished more severely under legislation passed Thursday by the House of Representatives.

At the Democratic National Convention in Denver last summer, then-Sen. Barack Obama pledged to "finish the fight against the Taliban in Afghanistan." Lately Obama has toned down his rhetoric when it comes to succeeding in Afghanistan.

That's the good news -- sort of. At least the president is talking to the civilian leaders who, according to the U.S. Constitution, are supposed to be making decisions about whether to engage in and escalate wars.

This letter is in response to Ms. Sherryan' Lima's claim that Congressman McKeon must, "[T]ell the truth with no more misleading statements..." and "...work in a bipartisan way with the president for the common goal of affordable health care for all." If ever there was a command from constituent to representative that failed to accurately account ...

That's the good news -- sort of. At least the president is talking to the civilian leaders who, according to the U.S. Constitution, are supposed to be making decisions about whether to engage in and escalate wars.

Ground-based interceptor missiles to be deployed in the western United States in 2010 will be able to shoot down long-range Iranian rockets, Pentagon officials said on Thursday, brushing aside criticism of the Obama administration's European defense overhaul.

The revelation that Iran has been constructing a second uranium enrichment facility has reinforced the determination of the U.S. Congress to move forward with sanctions legislation.