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Petition To White House Wants Congressmen To Wear Patches Of Donors, Like NASCAR Sponsor Stickers

Wes Styles — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:05:03 +0000

Ever since the news went national of several different petitions left on the White House’s website, more and more people are coming up with their own petitions for laws. Today, we have one that would require Congress to wear logo patches of their corporate sponsors; like NASCAR drivers have on their jackets. The petition reads: ’it would give [...]

Wikipedia, Reddit, Cheezburger Network and More Sites to Go Dark in Protest of SOPA

Shauna Wright — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:30:41 +0000

Homework will be harder to do and bar bets tougher to win starting at midnight ET on Tuesday, when Wikipedia will go dark for 24 hours in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and PROTECT IP Act (PIPA), anti-piracy legislation under consideration by the US Congress.

President Obama, Congressional Leaders Reach Debt Deal, Plan to Face Vote

Stephanie Berning — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:04:54 +0000

President Barack Obama said Sunday night that he and Congressional leaders had reached a debt deal that cuts trillions in federal spending. The debt ceiling plan was set to face a vote on Monday in hopes of enacting it before a Tuesday deadline, thus averting default, The New York Times reported.

NY Rep Christopher Lee Resigns

Bryen — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 01:32:59 +0000

NY Rep Christopher Lee Resigned today, abruptly after photos of him surfaced on Craigslist.In the photos, allegedly sent to a woman on Craigslist who he was trying to date with (or more) he is not wearing a shirt. Gawker.com broke the story and while the (former?) lawmaker doesn’t confirm nor deny that he was trying to cheat [...]