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Prison term for trying to take guns onto plane
May 23, 2013

Man draws prison term for trying to board plane with loaded gun
May 22, 2013

Slaying of 10-year-old girl in North Highlands not an accident, sheriff's office says
May 21, 2013

10-year-old North Highlands girl gunned down watching TV with family
May 20, 2013

10-year-old North Highlands girl gunned down watching TV with family
May 19, 2013

Sacto 911: 10-year-old North Highlands girl gunned down watching TV with family
May 19, 2013

Congress Videos

Possible Candidates Set Sights on Congress Seat
May 24, 2013 | WPMI NBC 15 Mobile

Four little girls honored 50 years later
May 24, 2013 | WIAT CBS 42

5/23-Jo Bonner to Resign in August
May 24, 2013 | WPMI NBC 15 Mobile

Congress Wikipedia Information

In politics, a congress ("a gathering of people") is the name of the main legislative body in a state that operates under a congressional system of government. In non-political usage congress is a term applied to a large national or international grouping of people meeting together with common interests or concerns, e.g. an academic conference.

Sacramento Connect

Watts Legal?
May 23, 2013
Question: I saw on the local news that a “pickup artist” in Sacramento got arrested for trespassing at Arden Fair Mall. When the reporter interviewed him, the...

Drew Courtney: With Americans Moving Forward on Gay Rights, Why Won’t the GOP?
May 22, 2013
May 22, 2013 - By the end of June, the Supreme Court will decide two related cases involving the right of gay couples to get married. We don't know what the...

Southern California weighs in on Jerry Brown’s water plan
May 22, 2013
Weather, terrain, culture, beach sandal-to-hiking boot ratio -- there are plenty of things to distinguish the north state from Southern California. Add to that...

300 indigenous people protest dams outside the International Hydropower Association’s Congress at the Borneo Convention Center
May 22, 2013
KUCHING, SARAWAK, Malaysia, May 22, 2013 - At 11am today, SAVE Rivers and 300 indigenous people from all around Sarawak protested outside the Borneo Convention...

Other local news reports

Guest- worker program a key immigration battle
May 05, 2013 | AppealDemocrat
CHICAGO -- The bustling fast-food restaurant on Chicago's Far South Side where Maria Torres works is the type of business that could be a proving ground for immigration legislation being considered in Congress ...

The Stockton Record: FAA deal on Congress' terms
May 04, 2013 | AppealDemocrat
It was gratifying to see the speed with which Congress was able to fashion a bipartisan solution to a part of budget sequestration that furloughed 10 percent of the nation's air...

Mark J. Perry: Gas tax on mileage shatters right to privacy
May 04, 2013 | AppealDemocrat
It would be an alternative to the federal gas tax, which is under review by Congress and could lead to a new... ...

New book outlines impacts of climate instability on Southwest
May 02, 2013 | UC Davis News
The NCA provides input to the United States president and Congress every four years on the status of climate change. Projected increases in temperature and changes in...

From around the web

Lambda Labs Is Launching A Facial Recognition API For Google Glass
May 23, 2013 | TechCrunch
'' The privacy caucus he's referring to has to do with the congressional inquiry from earlier this month where eight members of Congress reached out to Google CEO Larry Page with...

Congress Crowdsourcing New High- Skilled Immigration Bill, Contribute Here
May 23, 2013 | TechCrunch
The U.S. House of Representatives just released its own version of a high-skilled immigration reform bill and is actively seeking input through the collective IQ of the Internet....

Your reading assignments before Obama's Gitmo speech
May 23, 2013 | michellemalkin.com
If the president wants to prove he's serious about making progress there, she said,'' the executive branch has to stop laying blame at the feet of Congress'' and take...

Apple case could plant seeds for tax reform
May 23, 2013 | Latest news updates from RGJ.com
Now that tech favorite Apple Inc. has been dragged front and center into the debate over tax law, lawmakers hope the spotlight on such a high-profile company could be the catalyst for Congress ...

Poll: Americans doubt Congress will pass gun laws
May 23, 2013
Nearly 6 in 10 Americans doubt Congress can pass gun control laws, a Pew poll says. ...

Separated at Birth: Buzzfeed's Benny Johnson
May 23, 2013 | FishbowlDC
Not long ago, Buzzfeed's Benny Johnson put together a wonderful list featuring members of Congress and their animal lookalikes. While we do not have a list of'' 30 Animals...

Congress on twitter

	RT @KiranKS: Karnataka Congress govt's design to take over Udupi & Gokarna temples is against the religious freedom guaranteed in Art 25 of Constitution. Twitter: @AMadumoole
	Doctor Who Has Performed 1,200 Abortions Implores Congress to Pass…Abortion Ban http://t.co/xaBk8ZwPDP Twitter: @JonahCrossing
	One day #Repubs will recognize that their Representatives in Congress and #KochBros DO NOT CARE ABOUT THEM\|#ProfitGod is who they serve Twitter: @mortgageconsult
	RT @KiranKS: Karnataka Congress govt's design to take over Udupi & Gokarna temples is against the religious freedom guaranteed in Art 25 of Constitution. Twitter: @AnilAarush
	RT @SinghNavdeep: Oh, and please don't brand me a Congress hater or BJP supporter because of the last tweet. I'm neither. Issue based support for everyone :) Twitter: @ambkcsingh
	Bridge Collapse May Fall on Deaf Ears in Congress http://t.co/2x00iru9pb Twitter: @SmartMediaFX

YouTube Videos

Fired IRS Chief Testifies Before Congress Says Targeting Of Tea Party Groups Was NOT Illegal
May 18, 2013

"I KNOW NOTHING!" Attorney General Eric Holder Testifies Before Congress
May 16, 2013

Rand Paul RIPS Colleagues For 'Berating' Apple Over Taxes. Congress Should Be On Trial
May 21, 2013

Congress Books

Act of Congress: How America's Essential Institution Works, and How It Doesn't
Robert G. Kaiser, $15.33

Fighting for Common Ground: How We Can Fix the Stalemate in Congress
Olympia Snowe, $12.99

Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress--and a Plan to Stop It
Lawrence Lessig, $7.73

The Art of Value Investing: How the World's Best Investors Beat the Market (Wiley Finance)
John Heins, $24.97

The Scriptures Testify about Me: Jesus and the Gospel in the Old Testament
$9.59

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