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		<title>In Move to Hold Back the K Street Gravy Train 1 Year, Michael Fitzpatrick Stands Alone</title>
		<link>http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2012/02/12/in-move-to-hold-back-the-k-street-gravy-train-1-year-michael-fitzpatrick-stands-alone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:34:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick of the 8th Congressional District of Pennsylvania introduced a new bill at the beginning of 2012. If passed, H.R. 3738 would take the current 1-year waiting period before former House members can join lobbying firms and extend it to 2 years. In the House of Representatives, fellow legislators indicate their support for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spencer Bachus: Using the Levers of Power to Hurt Poor People, Pulling those Levers to Help Himself</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[2012: Republican Representative Spencer Bachus declines to support H.R. 336, a bill to cap credit card interest rates. 2011: Rep. Spencer Bachus votes to knock away the requirement that federal contracts pay Americans workers at least the prevailing wage for their work, supporting pay cuts for federal contract workers instead. 2011: Rep. Spencer Bachus votes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Capitol Hill Conference Promises Open Legislative Data.  Will it Deliver?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:32:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the morning of February 2, 2012 the Committee on House Administration of the 112th Congress held what it calls a Legislative Data and Transparency Conference. This is an all-day, in-person conference on Capitol Hill at which beltway lobbyists and nonprofits were undoubtedly in attendance, but one of the challenges of making congressional data truly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Civil Liberties Dominate Public Attention Toward Congress in January 2012</title>
		<link>http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2012/01/29/civil-liberties-dominate-public-attention-toward-congress-in-january-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In some quarters of Washington DC, people have grown fond of saying that all Americans care about is the economy. But take a look at the five congressional bills looked up most often by Americans during the week of January 22, 2012: H.R. 3261 Stop Online Piracy Act: Popularly known as SOPA, this bill would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who Cares? Apparently, You. Top 3 Congressional Bills in Jan 2012 regard Civil Liberties</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:39:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A common declaration in intellectual circles is that the American people don&#8217;t care about their freedoms as long as they get money or entertainment. But is that true? The top three bills searched for on Thomas, the online database of the U.S. Congress, each pertain to civil liberties. The National Defense Authorization Act takes up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Susan Davis Linking Herself to Occupy Movement in Word While Opposing it In Deed</title>
		<link>http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2012/01/15/susan-davis-linking-herself-to-occupy-movement-in-word-while-opposing-it-in-deed/</link>
		<comments>http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2012/01/15/susan-davis-linking-herself-to-occupy-movement-in-word-while-opposing-it-in-deed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 12:58:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An organizer for the January 17 political action called Occupy Congress reports on a call from Rep. Susan Davis: Congresswoman Susan Davis’ office called. She wants to meet with us in DC on #J17. “I want to support OSD you while you’re here” &#8220;OSD&#8221; refers to Occupy San Diego, the California encampment in Davis&#8217; district [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Nominates Civil Liberty Board After 3 Year Delay; Responsibility Falls to Patrick Leahy</title>
		<link>http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2012/01/09/obama-nominations-to-board-patrick-leahy-responsible/</link>
		<comments>http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2012/01/09/obama-nominations-to-board-patrick-leahy-responsible/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ten reports have gone missing. Under a federal law passed in 2008, President Barack Obama is required to nominate members of a Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), an independent office in the executive branch of the U.S. Government. Fusion Center administrators and information sharing specialists are required by law to take civil liberties [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Which Congressional Caucus Most Strongly Supported Constitutional War Standards in 2011?</title>
		<link>http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2012/01/02/which-congressional-caucus-constitution-war-powers/</link>
		<comments>http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2012/01/02/which-congressional-caucus-constitution-war-powers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Article I Section 8 of United States Constitution, the Congress and only the Congress is given the authority to declare war. No other person or body in government — not the Supreme Court, not the President — is the authority to do so anywhere in the Constitution. The first war in Iraq, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 5 Busiest Members of the House of Representatives in 2011 (and the 5 Slowest)</title>
		<link>http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2011/12/25/the-5-busiest-members-of-the-house-of-representatives-in-2011-and-the-5-slowest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 04:37:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[These five members of the House of Representatives were the most active in 2011, each introducing dozens of bills: Rep. Bob Filner (D-CA): sponsor of 61 bills in 2011 Rep. Don Young (R-AK): sponsor of 50 bills in 2011 Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX): sponsor of 47 bills in 2011 Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA): sponsor of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Progressive Caucus Supports 5th and 6th Amendment Rights by Margin of 60-10</title>
		<link>http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2011/12/24/progressive-caucus-supports-5th-and-6th-amendment-rights-by-margin-of-60-10/</link>
		<comments>http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2011/12/24/progressive-caucus-supports-5th-and-6th-amendment-rights-by-margin-of-60-10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:58:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On December 14 2011, the House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 1540, a bill that violates the 5th Amendment and 6th Amendment rights of people under the Constitution. These Amendments, part of the Constitution&#8217;s Bill of Rights, prohibits the government from detaining people without charge forever, without a trial, without being informed of their [...]]]></description>
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