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		<link>http://thehillrat.bravejournal.com/entry/25650/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The House "apologizes to African-Americans on behalf of the people of the United States, for the wrongs committed against them and their ancestors who suffered under slavery and...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<link>http://thehillrat.bravejournal.com/entry/25337/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Hidden deep in Senator Christopher Dodd's 630-page Senate housing legislation is a sweeping provision that affects the privacy and operation of nearly all of America’s small...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:55:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<link>http://thehillrat.bravejournal.com/entry/25331/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Hodes amendment (No. 10 printed in H. Rept. 110-707) that was debated on June 12th that seeks to establish a scholarship program in honor of Christa McAuliffe, a teacher from...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<link>http://thehillrat.bravejournal.com/entry/25329/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Food, Conservation, and Energy Act--Veto Message: By 80 yeas to 14 nays (Vote No. 151), two-thirds of the Senators voting, a quorum being present, having voted in the...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:50:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<link>http://thehillrat.bravejournal.com/entry/25326/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[H.R.5781 : To provide that 8 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave, and for other purposes.Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B....]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:44:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<link>http://thehillrat.bravejournal.com/entry/25257/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[H.RES.1258 :  Impeaching George W. Bush, President of the United States, of high crimes and misdemeanors.Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] (introduced 6/10/2008 )...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:34:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<link>http://thehillrat.bravejournal.com/entry/25092/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology held a hearing entitled ``Implications of Cyber Vulnerabilities on...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 07:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<link>http://thehillrat.bravejournal.com/entry/25091/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Presidential Veto Message--Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008:  Read a message from the President wherein he announced his veto of H.R. 2419, to provide for the...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 06:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<link>http://thehillrat.bravejournal.com/entry/25090/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[H.R. 4791, to amend title 44, United States Code, to strengthen requirements for ensuring the effectiveness of information security controls over information resources that...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 06:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<link>http://thehillrat.bravejournal.com/entry/24922/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[H.R.362 :  To authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers, and for other purposes.Sponsor: Rep Gordon, Bart [TN-6] (introduced 1/10/2007)...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 08:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<link>http://thehillrat.bravejournal.com/entry/24886/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ The Rat- With the high cost of gas, you think that would be one of Congress's&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; priorities. It makes sense now that...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 04:22:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<link>http://thehillrat.bravejournal.com/entry/24831/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[From the IRS FAQ section on the Tax Stimulus Payments:Q. Is my Stimulus Payment taxable?  &nbsp;A. No. You will not owe tax on your payment when you file your 2008 federal...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 13:18:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<link>http://thehillrat.bravejournal.com/entry/24815/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[H.R.5909 : To amend the Aviation and Transportation Security Act to prohibit advance notice to certain individuals, including security screeners, of covert testing of security...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<link>http://thehillrat.bravejournal.com/entry/24814/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[H.R.5900 : To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require, as a condition of receipt of certain State homeland security grants, that a State include a representative of...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<link>http://thehillrat.bravejournal.com/entry/24799/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[S.RES.511 :  A resolution recognizing that John Sidney McCain, III, is a natural born citizen.Sponsor: Sen McCaskill, Claire [MO] (introduced 4/10/2008 )...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Committee Hearings - Senate]]></title>
		<link>http://thehillrat.bravejournal.com/entry/24787/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Judiciary&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; April 23, 2008 &nbsp; 10:00 am                   &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:48:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<link>http://thehillrat.bravejournal.com/entry/24777/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[H.R.5690 : To exempt the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or events, provide relief for certain members of the African...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<link>http://thehillrat.bravejournal.com/entry/24776/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[H.J.RES.80 :  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the penalty of death.Sponsor: Rep McCollum, Betty [MN-4] (introduced 4/16/2008 )...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:44:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<link>http://thehillrat.bravejournal.com/entry/24781/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[H.AMDT.993  to H.R.2634 An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 110-586 to add a Sense of the Congress that, due to the current humanitarian and political instability in...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<link>http://thehillrat.bravejournal.com/entry/24780/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[H.R.5817 : To establish a new nonimmigrant category for Korean aliens seeking to enter the United States temporarily to perform services in a specialty occupation, and for other...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<link>http://thehillrat.bravejournal.com/entry/24779/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[H.CON.RES.328 : Supporting the goals and ideals of the National Day of Silence with respect to anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender name-calling, bullying, and...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:33:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<link>http://thehillrat.bravejournal.com/entry/24778/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[H.R.5718 : To provide that 8 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave, and for other purposes.Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B....]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<link>http://thehillrat.bravejournal.com/entry/24775/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[H.RES.1117 : Declaring the support of the House of Representatives for the goals and ideals of Earth Day and for developing the scientific and technological capabilities to...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<link>http://thehillrat.bravejournal.com/entry/24774/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[H.RES.1105 :  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting Earth Hour 2008, and for other purposes.Sponsor: Rep McDermott, Jim [WA-7] (introduced 4/14/2008 )...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:08:28 +0000</pubDate>
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