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I recently worked my way through Jesus: Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millennium , one of Bart Ehrman's earlier books.
Buttars may co-sponsor gay rights bill
Politics is once again making some very strange bedfellows. A senator once outspoken against homosexuality is teaming up with an openly gay lawmaker to ban discrimination.
Abortion Bill Approved by Legislative Committee
A Utah legislative interim committee has advanced a bill that would allow prosecutors to seek criminal charges against women who seek late-term abortions.
Rep. Johnson Slams Obama Plan to Import Terrorists
U.S. Rep. Timothy V. Johnson today issued a sharp rebuke of the Obama Administration plan to transfer terrorists from Guantanamo Bay to the Thompson Correctional Center in northern Illinois.
Hutchison and the Republican Hypocrisy on Term Limits
Among the most recycled quotes on this web site is Karl Marx's old chestnut that historical events occur twice , first as tragedy and then as farce.
Health bill wins narrow House passage. Illinois Rep. Johnson only Republican to vote for it
Late Saturday, after a rare weekend session--which included a trip by President Obama to the Capitol--the House narrowly approved a sweeping, historic health care measure.
The Debate Over Selling Insurance Across State Lines
A core feature of the health overhaul proposal unveiled by House Republicans - and of GOP plans for years - would allow individual health insurance policies to be sold across state lines.
W.Va. groups back Rahall on health vote
The House has used a near party line vote to reject a Republican health overhaul bill.
Washington, D.C. -- In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry.
A divided House approves sweeping health reform legislation, 220-215
After months of intense debate and negotiations, the House of Representatives approved the most ambitious effort ever to change the country's health care system, with 219 Democrats and one Republican voting for the bill and 39 Democrats voting against the bill.
G.O.P. Try Tactic to Derail Bill
Updated: Largely along party lines, a move that would have derailed the bill, was defeated by a vote of 247 to 187.
US House approves sweeping health care overhaul
The US House of Representatives has approved the broadest US health care overhaul in a half-century, handing President Barack Obama a major victory on his top domestic priority.
WASHINGTON -- In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry.
LGBT rights supporters rally at Rep. Johnson's office
Area supporters of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, or LGBT, rights rallied at U.S. Rep.
Rep. Tim Johnson is asked to support equal rights
A rally to encourage Rep. Johnson to promote equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans is planned for November 6th.
The Smithfield-Selma Business Expo is scheduled from 10 a.m. till 4 p.m. at Johnston Community College, 245 College Road, Smithfield.
Legislative Roll Call | Oct. 5 - Oct. 9 | Public Records
8 authorized a $680 billion defense budget for fiscal 2010 that includes $130 billion for war in Iraq and Afghanistan and $27.9 billion for military health care.
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House S&T Committee Considers Cyber Security R&D
Requires the inclusion of social and behavioral research at NSF as part of the cybersecurity research portfolio Specifically includes 'identity management' as an area of research that should be supported in a cybersecurity research portfolio Requires NSF to create a postdoctoral fellowship program in cybersecurity Authorizes a cybersecurity ...
Platts makes newspaper's 'most obscure' list
U.S. Rep. Todd Platts considers it an honor to be named one of the U.S. House of Representatives most "obscure" members by a Capitol Hill newspaper.
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