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Former Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) gave his farewell speech in the House.

Representatives spoke about the subprime mortgage market, banking and financial concerns about mortgage practices, the impact of recent lending practices on the economy and consumers, and po…

Preservation dignitaries celebrated the introduction of bipartisan legislation to permanently authorize the Preserve America and Save America’s Treasures programs, co-sponsored by Senators D…

Witnesses testified about the management of the National Aviation Operations Monitoring Service (NOAMS), NASA’s refusal to release results of a air safety survey of airline pilots, airport a…

The House Financial Services Committee held a hearing titled “Legislative and Regulatory Options for Minimizing and Mitigating Mortgage Foreclosures.” Witnesses testified about the Presiden…

As part of the first YearlyKos convention titled, “YearlyKos: Uniting the Netroots,” bloggers talked about their websites. Topics included grassroots efforts, defining the ‘progressive’ mess…

Participants spoke on behalf of Democratic presidential election campaigns about the party’s stance on foreign policy issues. They focused on candidates' foreign policy positions, involvemen…

Witnesses testified about operations and procedures at the National Hurricane Center. The hearing explored questions raised by the process that culminated in Center Director X. William Proe…

The chairman of the Federal Reserve made his semiannual report on monetary policy and the state of the economy. In his remarks he said that there was continuing concern over inflation rates …

All five members of the Securities and Exchange Commission testified about the protection of investors and market oversight. Topics included sub-prime mortgages, the effects of the Sarbanes-…

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Space, Aeronautics, and Related Sciences and the House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight hel…

Witnesses testified about NASA counsel Michael Wholley’s destroying video records of an April 10, 2007 meeting of the staff of the NASA Inspector General. The meeting was held by the NASA ad…

The Sunlight Foundation announced recommendations from its Open House Project to increase the transparency of the U.S. House of Representatives and make its operations more available to citi…

Witnesses testified about the policy of “extraordinary rendition” in the detention and interrogation of enemy combatants, as well as the potential impact on relations with European countries…