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Former Representative Cynthia McKinney talked about her bid for the Green Party presidential nomination which she announced in December 2007. She focused on racial issues. She spoke to s…

Members of Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (A.N.S.W.E.R.) and other anti-war organizations held a rally in the north parking lot of the Pentagon. The rally marked the fourth anniversary o…

After listening to the oral arguments, Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA), plaintiff supporters and representatives of the state of Georgia talked to reporters. The Supreme Court heard arguments c…

Representative Cynthia McKinney (D-Georgia) and opponent John Mitnick, a business attorney, debated local and national issues by answering questions from a panel of three journalists at the …

Friends and colleagues gathered to honor Representative Patricia Schroeder (D-Colorado), who was retiring at the end of this year after twenty-four years in the U.S. House. They shared perso…

National Political Congress of Black Women Conference focused on the devolution of powers and responsibilities to state and local governments, participants talked about the dangers and chall…

The National Women’s Political Caucus celebrated its 25th anniversary with a gala dinner. Founders of the organization were honored. The speakers talked about the influence of NWPC on their …

Speakers at the afternoon session of the Democratic National Convention included Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA); Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY); Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND); Rep. Charles Schumer (D-NY)…

The duBois Institute hosted a conference marking the 100th anniversary of the Plessy v. Ferguson U.S. Supreme Court decision which was argued in April 1896. The case dealt with the constitut…

The House convened for debate on fishing legislation.

Members debated H.R. 3820 and a substitute sponsored by Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA) which would reform the federal campaign law passed in 1971. The debate focused on issues such as the role of poli…

The U.S. House of Representatives considered a bill to define marriage and allow states not recognize same sex marriages. The House passed the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) on a vote of 342…

On this day, the House took up the Most Favored Nation (MFN) status with China, debating whether to grant MFN status to China for another year. They also then considered the Fiscal Year 1997…

On this day, after a period of one-minute speeches, the House took up consideration of a $12.1 billion Interior Dept Spending Bill.

U.S. House begins the day with debating an appropriations bill for spending for the Interior department.