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2 Congress panels probe Facebook IPO amid claim only some bank clients saw Washington Post WASHINGTON — Two congressional panels are reviewing Facebook's high-profile stock offering last week amid allegations that the bank handling the IPO may have provided only select clients with a negative assessment of the company. |
 Politico | Violence Against Women Act stalled as Congress bickers Sacramento Bee By Sean Cockerham WASHINGTON -- The federal reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act has fallen victim to political bickering, with the House of Representatives and the Senate refusing even to consider the versions passed by each other. VAWA must protect all victims |
 Salon | Grandfather's Millions Make Paul Fan a Political Player BusinessWeek The 21-year-old college student from east Texas isn't old enough to serve in Congress. His intellectual role model, US Texas Representative Ron Paul, has been in Congress 22 years -- longer than Ramsey has been alive. Yet, Ramsey is leaving a mark on After Paul Falters, Backers Push Agenda in Party and Other Races |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Fasten your seat belt, the fiscal cliff approaches [Video] Los Angeles Times By David Lazarus It's called the fiscal cliff, and Americans are going to drive off it early next year, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has warned. Since it's never too early to worry about the economy plunging back into recession, 'Fiscal Cliff' Could Cause Recession In 2013 Without Government Action, CBO Says "Fiscal cliff" could cause US recession: CBO Agency warns of US recession risk |
 DCist.com | Trent Franks' Office Swarmed By DC Residents To Protest Abortion Ban Huffington Post in DC and denied DC's only elected representative, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), from testifying at the hearing on the bill. The incident sparked debates about DC's lack of voting representation in Congress, since Norton does not have a vote. Arizona Congressman Who Proposed DC Abortion Ban Gets Hilarious Payback from Take Your Constituent Concerns to Congress Tomorrow |