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Headlines matching 'congress'
Fri February 10, 2012
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(Washington Post) Strange At CPAC, speakers warn about the greatest threats to the America they love, like Obama, the Deficit, Obama, Iran, Obama, and, of course, low-flow toilets: " 'We Are a nation of Double Flushers' one Congressman cried"  (washingtonpost.com) (170)


Thu February 09, 2012
(Talking Points Memo) Obvious People picked randomly from US phonebook would do better than current congress   (tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com) (95)
(New York Daily News) Obvious Rep. "Shoulder thing that goes up" may be redistricted out of Congress by her own party  (nydailynews.com) (43)


Wed February 08, 2012
(The Consumerist) Asinine From the "Why Haven't They Been Doing That All Along?" files: Congress introduces legislation to limit levels of lead and arsenic in fruit juice. Next up - Bringing down the levels of broken glass in breakfast cereal  (consumerist.com) (104)
(Washington Post) Unlikely Democratic congressional chairman wants you to know that the millions he sent a state agency was for society's good, not to get his son a $129,000 per year job. And the fact that his son left as soon as he lost the chairmanship? Coincidence  (washingtonpost.com) (36)


Tue February 07, 2012
(FamousDC) Amusing Congresswoman Sue Myrick is retiring. Here is her greatest House floor speech  (famousdc.com) (42)


Mon February 06, 2012
(Uproxx) Dumbass Louisiana congressman thought an Onion story about Planned Parenthood opening an "$8 Billion Abortionplex" was real. Hey, at least he can read  (uproxx.com) (129)


Sun February 05, 2012
(Daily Kos) Asinine Republican Congressman walks out of Obama's prayer breakfast speech, offended that the President was quoting Jesus' teachings  (dailykos.com) (336)


Fri February 03, 2012
(Politico) Fail Congressional Republicans are fiercely debating whether they should even try to formulate a policy agenda this year, or whether they should just keep going with "Obama sucks and we have nothing to offer"  (politico.com) (108)


Sat January 28, 2012
(LA Times) Interesting To cut production costs, an Ohio congressman has introduced a bill that would require pennies be made out of steel, instead of just doing away with the worthless things altogether  (latimesblogs.latimes.com) (144)


Fri January 27, 2012
(Yahoo) Scary Grover Norquist says that if Obama lets the Bush tax cuts expire he should be impeached. Which would be nothing more than the ravings of a madman if half the Congress hadn't sworn an oath of fealty to him last year  (news.yahoo.com) (180)


Sun January 22, 2012
(Fox News) NewsFlash Gabrielle Giffords needs Congress like she needs a  (foxnews.com) (315)


Thu January 19, 2012
(Wall Street Pit) Spiffy Wall Street Pit notes that FARK's stand against SOPA has helped to change the mind of those in Congress (1st paragraph)  (wallstreetpit.com) (8)


Wed January 18, 2012
(witf.org) Interesting Congressman Tim Holden withdraws SOPA support after "thousands of websites, including Wikipedia, Reddit, Google, Craigslist, Wired, Fark and many more, have gone dark to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act." GO US  (witf.org) (9)
(NPR) Scary All good internets are self-haxored, so Ima havto see NPR says sheeple angree about "WHAR CONGRESS DO WITH MY INTERNETS???"  (npr.org) (38)
(Say Anything) Sad The most do nothing Congress since 1947 did manage to do one thing. They increased federal spending by 10%  (sayanythingblog.com) (43)


Tue January 17, 2012
(Yahoo) Obvious New polls show disapproval of Congress has reached a record high of 84%, although a closer examination of the data reveals that 16% of respondents were, drunk, high, in mental instutions, and/or members of Congress  (news.yahoo.com) (67)


Thu January 12, 2012
(Grist) Sick Good idea: Congressional staffers putting together an office pool for donations to the Red Cross and emergency services during a wildfire. Bad idea: Congressional staffers putting together an office pool betting on how much land will burn  (grist.org) (50)
(The Register) Spiffy Not news: Congressman rips into SOPA bill, defends Google. News: A Republican congressman. Fark: The chairman of the House Oversight Committee and 11 year member of the House Judiciary Committee  (theregister.co.uk) (74)


Tue January 10, 2012
(Some Guy) Hero Which members of Congress are against SOPA? The list might surprise you. She's there, and he's there, and he's there, and so is she  (sopaopera.org) (127)


Sat January 07, 2012
(Some Guy) Scary While Americans worry about the relationship status of the Kardashians, Congress is looking at a new way to strip Americans of their citizenship if they get all protest-y  (addictinginfo.org) (252)


Fri January 06, 2012
(The New York Times) Interesting President Obama is trying to tie the Republican candidates to the unpopular Congress using a two-tier strategy. Let's see if the Republicans notice  (nytimes.com) (52)
(wmal.com) Silly GOP Florida Rep. Allen West hates President Obama's plan to cut military spending and that Speaker Boehner is leading an effective "kabuki dance" in Congress. Now there's a horrifying image you can never take back  (wmal.com) (53)
(NPR) Sick What's the best investment in America? Stocks? Bonds? How about a 22,000% return on buying a member of congress  (npr.org) (109)


Thu January 05, 2012
(Yahoo) Amusing And the biatchslapping of Congress continues. After "recess-appointing" Cordray to head the CFPB yesterday, Obama did the same for the three NLRB members Republicans have been blocking since last year  (news.yahoo.com) (224)


Tue January 03, 2012
(Washington Post) Interesting Congress wins Washington Post's praise by doing nothing, which let electric vehicle tax credit, subsidies for ethanol expire  (washingtonpost.com) (194)


Sat December 31, 2011
(Chicago Tribune) Unlikely Obama "no longer needs Congress to promote his agenda," says fear will keep the local systems in line  (chicagotribune.com) (114)


Fri December 30, 2011
(Boing Boing) Asinine This just in: US Congress clueless, ignorant about SOPA  (boingboing.net) (111)


Thu December 29, 2011
(NPR) Obvious Pollsters and comic book scholars agree, this is the Worst Congress Ever  (npr.org) (38)


Wed December 28, 2011
(NPR) Dumbass $41 billion in unused gift cards is floating around. Congress trying to figure out how to make it count towards deficit reduction  (npr.org) (76)


Tue December 27, 2011
(Washington Post) Obvious Congress loves the 1% because they *are* the 1%  (link.email.washingtonpost.com) (159)


Fri December 23, 2011
(New York Daily News) Sappy Wife of ex-congressman from Queens has a little Weiner  (nydailynews.com) (42)


Thu December 22, 2011
(Yahoo) Asinine Ace reporters uses their crack sleuthing skills to A) uncover government corruption B) investigate the shady dealings of congressional leaders C) ruin Sasha and Malia's Christmas  (news.yahoo.com) (90)


Wed December 21, 2011
(Talking Points Memo) Interesting You know it's bad when even the WSJ editorial page turns on the GOP-led congress  (talkingpointsmemo.com) (121)


Mon December 19, 2011
(Some Guy) Amusing Outgoing Congressman Barney Frank (D-Cups) dresses down for his final days of work  (t.co) (142)


Sat December 17, 2011
(Politico) Hero "Total appropriations - emergency and non-emergency - in 2012 are expected to be no more than $1.181 trillion, about $30 billion less than 2011 and an estimated $94 billion below fiscal 2010 when Democrats controlled Congress"  (politico.com) (305)
(C|Net) Amusing The one upside of the SOPA debate: the full lyrics of 'The Internet is for Porn' are now in the congressional record  (news.cnet.com) (46)


Wed December 14, 2011
(Yahoo) Spiffy Facing Obama's veto threat, Congress caves, and drops the whole "let's completely dismantle the 4th amendment" rider from the new Defense spending bill  (news.yahoo.com) (405)


Tue December 13, 2011
(USA Today) Ironic Sarah Palin admonishes Congress for using their political influence to line their own pockets. Allow me to repeat that: Sarah Palin admonishes Congress for using their political influence to line their own pockets  (usatoday.com) (142)


Sun December 11, 2011
(Daily Herald) Dumbass Convicted on federal corruption charges in federal court. Check. Cost taxpayers $250K+ to incarcerate in a minimum security country club. Check. Still eligible to receive a federal pension. Why of course. And you'll still reelect Congress  (dailyherald.com) (69)
(NPR) Obvious Obama: "Happy holidays everyone." Congress: "For hate's sake we spit our last breath at thee"  (npr.org) (130)


Fri December 09, 2011
(Some Guy) Asinine Congress to discuss indefinite military deten- err.... whether candy is a vegetable  (opencongress.org) (73)


Thu December 08, 2011
(Politico) Asinine Remember the STOCK Act, which would ban insider trading by members of Congress? A House committee "postponed indefinitely" a vote on it after senior Republican leadership told the chairman to knock it off  (politico.com) (56)


Sun December 04, 2011
(Some Guy) Amusing 10 year veteran of pizza deliveries petitions Congress for a minimum pay rate of $20 hour. Bonus: He points out no one has a Constitutional right to pizza delivery and no tip? Then you need to buy frozen pizza at the supermarket  (petitiononline.com) (250)


Fri December 02, 2011
(The Daily Show) Hero The Daily Show reports on the Secret Fed Loans given to banks but were NOT disclosed to Congress, totaling 7.7 trillion dolla... OMG PROFESSOR BUTTERSCOTCH  (thedailyshow.com) (203)
(NYPost) Obvious AT&T says they can afford a lot more congressmen than the #FCC  (nypost.com) (27)


Thu December 01, 2011
(NYPost) Obvious New congressional ethics bill has about as many teeth as Shane MacGowan after his fifth brawl of the night  (nypost.com) (11)
(PhysOrg.com) Interesting Throwing poop is a sign of intelligence in chimps; inner workings of Congress remain inexplicable  (physorg.com) (11)


Wed November 30, 2011
(Daily Mail) Interesting Researchers find ravens are the only species other than apes who can 'point' and share objects like humans - and some members of Congress  (dailymail.co.uk) (81)
(Yahoo) Amusing FL Congressman attacks reporter for being "an advocate" after the reporter couldn't help laughing in his face when the Congressman made a pants-on-head-stupid comment about foreign policy  (news.yahoo.com) (201)


Tue November 29, 2011
(YouTube) Amusing Chuck Woolery: "I urge you to call or email your congressman or woman, let them know that as Americans we want sober hookers, happy male prostitutes and clean genitals"  (youtube.com) (18)


Mon November 28, 2011
(Huffington Post) Obvious "You didn't see the bookstores, the print industry, or even the long-distance telephone companies going to Congress for relief and a ban on the Internet. But then, they're not the recording industry or Hollywood"  (huffingtonpost.com) (51)


Fri November 25, 2011
(MSNBC) Spiffy Historian Douglas Brinkley issues a verbal beatdown to uppity Congressman. Now with "shocked and awed" aide photo goodness  (nbcpolitics.msnbc.msn.com) (215)


Tue November 22, 2011
(Fox News) Ironic Obama urges Congress not to let tax cuts expire  (foxnews.com) (62)


Mon November 21, 2011
(Talking Points Memo) Hero Congress: Lol, we'll just undo the automatic budget cuts. Obama: Aw hellz no  (livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com) (163)
(Washington Post) Followup Congress did not declare pizza to be a vegetable, you illiterate rubes  (washingtonpost.com) (212)
(Huffington Post) Asinine Congressman ChildSupport (R-IL): "Veterans who protest don't understand this country"  (huffingtonpost.com) (256)


Fri November 18, 2011
(Salon) Ironic George W. Bush unknowingly gave Democrats a weapon to use against the Congressional Supercommittee  (salon.com) (85)


Thu November 17, 2011
(Yahoo) Interesting Meet the world's youngest CEO. He's already lobbying Congress for regulations to put your kid's lemonade stand out of business  (ca.news.yahoo.com) (19)
(Minneapolis Star Tribune) Hero Millionaires storm Congress, demanding higher taxes for those taking home more than $1 million annually  (startribune.com) (236)
(USA Today) Obvious Congress calls TSA bloated and ineffective. Fark: Without even a hint of irony in their voices  (travel.usatoday.com) (220)


Wed November 16, 2011
(Washington Post) Obvious The IRS, lawyers, Paris Hilton, and the US becoming a communist nation are all more popular than Congress  (washingtonpost.com) (142)
(Talking Points Memo) Fail Rick Perry's bold plan for Congress? Take it back to the 1850s  (2012.talkingpointsmemo.com) (97)


Tue November 15, 2011
(CBS News) Interesting Two Senators (R&D) introduce "STOCK Act" to stop "insider trading" in Congress. Subby will ride his unicorn straight through Washington D.C. if this passes  (cbsnews.com) (75)
(CBS News) Asinine Obama: "Our kids are too fat." Congress: "Our kids are not fat enough"  (cbsnews.com) (313)


Mon November 14, 2011
(Sun Sentinel) Obvious Congressperson's participation in food stamp challenge hits a snag when TSA confiscates her peanut butter  (sun-sentinel.com) (95)
(Some Guy) Obvious The Congressional super-committee finds a way to save $1.2 trillion dollars in the current budget. By adding it to the deficit  (news.investors.com) (62)
(SanDiegoUnionTribune) Spiffy News: Congressman's daughter fights for medical marijuana. Fark: she's a Republican. Ultrafark: hotter than a freshly baked brownie  (signonsandiego.com) (235)


Thu November 10, 2011
(Some Guy) Followup Manufacturer refunds $6 million for defective railroad ties that cost Massachusetts $95 million to replace. This is why you always buy a Congressman BEFORE bidding on government projects  (patriotledger.com) (23)


Wed November 09, 2011
(Wired) Cool ISPs: 'We want to slow down internet traffic we don't like.' FCC: 'No.' Congress: 'Yes.' Obama: 'Oh hell naw'  (wired.com) (103)


Tue November 08, 2011
(National Journal) Interesting Congress upset when White House threatens to reveal their secret earmark requests. Subby upset this isn't already being done  (nationaljournal.com) (113)


Mon November 07, 2011
(CBS News) Dumbass Bribing a Congressman is not as simple as you might think. Fortunately there are lots of lobbyists to help you  (cbsnews.com) (56)


Sat November 05, 2011
(MSNBC) Asinine With the SuperCongress near failure, Congress hard at work finding ways to undo the mandatory budget cuts that occur if the SuperCongress fails  (msnbc.msn.com) (113)


Fri November 04, 2011
(Slate) Sad USDA: We should make school lunches healthier, How about less french fries, pizza and salt. US Congress: Whoa there, Slim Goodbody  (slate.com) (330)
(The Raw Story) Stupid Unemployment's down to 9%, so Congress was finally able to focus on passing the important stuff like the America's Cup Act  (rawstory.com) (57)
(The Raw Story) Asinine Here's how you can be pro-family AND a deadbeat dad congressman at the same time  (rawstory.com) (113)
(Yahoo) Obvious Even conservatives now agree that Republicans in Congress are purposely sabotaging the economy for the sole purpose of hurting Fartbongo  (news.yahoo.com) (93)


Tue November 01, 2011
(Crooks & Liars) Asinine While millions of Americans are out of work, Congress is furiously busy passing a law that shoves Christianity into your face everywhere you look  (crooksandliars.com) (198)
(Talking Points Memo) Unlikely Bloomberg: It wasn't the fault of the banks that you're all broke and jobless. Congress MADE the banks give everyone a loan  (tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com) (136)
(BusinessWeek) Obvious Congress finally realizes that repealing Glass Steagle was the stupidest thing they've done in the past 15 years  (businessweek.com) (193)


Mon October 31, 2011
(Fox News) Fail Fox News claims President Obama's use of executive orders is a means of circumventing Congress, despite the fact that he's on pace to have signed about as many as George W. Bush  (foxnews.com) (196)
(Politico) Strange Congressman Barney Frank might just sext you in exchange for your continued political support  (politico.com) (25)


Thu October 27, 2011
(The New York Times) Obvious Welcome to the 91%, who disapprove of Congress  (nytimes.com) (165)
(New York Daily News) Followup Chelsea Clinton is definitely NOT running for Congress ...yet  (nydailynews.com) (62)


Mon October 24, 2011
(The Daily Beast) Interesting Step one: bait Congressional Republicans into blocking all jobs legislation. Step two: Bypass Congress and govern via executive order  (thedailybeast.com) (494)


Sun October 23, 2011
(The Atlantic) Asinine Congress extends assistance to the beleaguered wealthy of America, again. This time, it's for the mortgages of their mansions  (theatlantic.com) (80)


Sat October 22, 2011
(MSNBC) Asinine Republicans and Democrats agree - free lifelong health care for injured veterans is too expensive and has to go. Free lifetime health care for Congress is still okay, though  (msnbc.msn.com) (210)


Tue October 18, 2011
(Roll Call) Obvious One more perk of being in Congress: none of this five-hour-window shiat from the cable company  (rollcall.com) (21)


Fri October 14, 2011
(Huffington Post) Scary House Republicans have held 159 votes against environmental protections in just 133 days in session, including 83 targeting the EPA. "This is, without doubt, the most anti-environmental Congress in history"  (huffingtonpost.com) (184)

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