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And that is the next lesson: It pays to raise a rumpus over human rights. Without human rights activists, media (in China and the United States) and members of Congress (some of whom talked to Chen by phone during a hearing), Chen would not have been... Full Article at The Washington Post

Academics have been saying for more than a decade that one way to lower drug costs would be to offer pharmaceutical companies a share of a multi-billion-dollar prize pool, instead of the current system of patents that give a company exclusive rights to... Full Article at The Washington Post

Congress found that discriminatory practices were still persistent and pervasive in those jurisdictions, and that the preclearance requirement remained necessary. In his 2-to-1 majority opinion for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of... Full Article at The New York Times

But perhaps some Republicans are more crucial than others, because the ERIC PAC gave $25,000 to the Campaign for Primary Accountability, which is dedicated to challenging incumbent members of Congress, including Republicans. All of the above are... Full Article at The New York Times

Hot metaphors marked an appearance in Iowa as he talked about “a prairie fire of debt” and pledged to lead the country out of “the spending and debt inferno.” Romney is preaching to the choir in the Republican base: Congressional Republicans, prodded... Full Article at The Washington Post

I spent one year of high school, 1989-90, at the Hockaday School in Dallas, where my father, an anesthesiologist, had moved. In 1991, I served a high school internship with Eleanor Holmes Norton who is still the nonvoting delegate to Congress from the... Full Article at The New York Times

Willie Parker, a Washington-based obstetrician, is one doctor who has performed late-term abortions here and stands to be directly affected, should that law pass. An obstetrician for two decades, he only began performing abortions eight years ago,... Full Article at The Washington Post

Jeffries challenged Green again anyway, and lost again. But when Green left the assembly to run for Congress, Jeffries won the primary (and the general) easily. Redistricting last decade may have hurt Jeffries, but this time around it could help him. ... Full Article at The Washington Post

Barack Obama greets audience members after speaking at a G8 summit symposium on advancing food and nutritional security for Africa in Washington, D.C. on May 18, 2012. UPI/Kevin Dietsch License photo WASHINGTON, May 19 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack... Full Article at United Press International

In their weekly radio address, Republicans trotted out freshman Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, who lamented his servitude in "Sen. Harry Reid's do-nothing Senate." The reference to the Senate Democratic leader from Nevada called attention to something... Full Article at USA Today

In a 2-to-1 decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld a main provision of the Voting Rights Act on Friday, rejecting an Alabama county’s challenge to the landmark civil rights law. The provision requires... Full Article at The New York Times

We got thrown in with a bigger ship and unfortunately our little issue sunk with that bigger ship. So in the short term, our goal is to resurrect that Klobuchar-Cornyn bill and move that forward in the United States Congress. That was part of what we... Full Article at USA Today

Only Tom Cotton has taken the Pledge in Arkansas's 4th district. Rankin, a Pledge signer in her 2010 bid for Congress, has confirmed that this time around she will not make the same promise to taxpayers. Regarding the Pledge, Rankin's campaign manager... Full Article at PR Newswire

U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. , has upheld the constitutionality of sections of the Voting Rights Act, after a challenge from Shelby County, Ala. , according to an email sent from the Justice Department to the media. The decision, included... Full Article at USA Today

This comes on the heels of Lung Cancer Alliance's fifth annual advocacy conference, recently held in Washington, DC. Over 140 advocates participated, from as far west as Hawaii to as far east as New Hampshire. The Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Full Article at PR Newswire

The proposal has been submitted for consideration in every Congress since 2001, and the idea behind it is that the federal government could stop wars, pacify street gangs and distill violence out of the American soul itself. All it would take was a new... Full Article at The Washington Post

Sparks flew at a hearing on the subject yesterday, largely over Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton — the District’s non-voting representative in Congress — not being allowed to testify. All of a sudden, Washington became a “ battleground .” It is not, however,... Full Article at The Washington Post

General Holder issued a surprise new interpretation of the Wire Act on December 23, 2011 that only prohibited sports betting online. Since that decision states have moved to sell lottery tickets online and some are considering proposals to begin... Full Article at PR Newswire

The provision still must be negotiated with the Senate, which included similar language in a 2012 transportation bill. The measure wouldn't require the Energy Department to spend the money, but Energy Secretary Steven Chu has already said he would do... Full Article at USA Today