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    Congress

    Slideshow • Politics • congress • ISSUE 45•34 • Aug 18, 2009
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    • Congress Lowers Drinking Age To 17 Just For Jenny's Party

      WASHINGTON—H.R. 874, more commonly known as the Jenny's Turning 17!!! Bill, will take effect Friday, Sept. 19, 2008, as soon as Jenny's parents leave for Vermont.
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    • Seven Trampled In Annual 'Running Of The Congressmen'

      WASHINGTON, DC—In what Washington insiders are calling
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    • C-SPAN Releases Too Hot For C-SPAN! Video

      WASHINGTON, DC—In the cable network's first-ever foray into the home-video market, C-SPAN released Too Hot For C-SPAN! Tuesday.
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    • New Bill Would Defend Marriage From Sharks

      WASHINGTON, DC—Congressional Republicans cited the saw-edged teeth of the shark community as a direct threat to married couples everywhere.
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    • 34 Congressmen Arrested In D.C. Cockfighting Crackdown

      WASHINGTON, DC—Washington police seized members from the House and Senate in the latest crackdown on blood sports in U.S. government.
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    • New Puppy Teaches Congress Important Lesson About Responsibility

      WASHINGTON, DC—Beltway insiders report that Buster, the 7-month-old yellow Labrador Congress was allowed to keep amid much controversy last spring, has taught the nation's legislators some valuable lessons about responsibility.
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    • Deciding Vote On Wetlands Preservation Bill Rests With The Littlest Senator

       WASHINGTON, DC—Congress narrowly passed the McCann-Hawkins Florida Wetlands Preservation Bill Tuesday, with the deciding vote coming from an unlikely source: Sen. Dwight Q. Peabody (D-RI), the Littlest Senator.
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    • Senate Ethics Committee To Meet In New Ethics Committee Mansion

      WASHINGTON, DC—According to members of the committee, weighty ethical issues are best discussed in one of the 12 hot tubs that adorn the secluded mountain estate.
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    • Congress Raises Executive Minimum Wage To $565.15/Hr

      WASHINGTON, DC—Congress approved a bill to increase the executive minimum wage from $515.15 to $565.15 an hour, House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) announced Monday. The move marks the first increase in the wage since 1997.
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