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Tag: 113th Congress

113th Congress

David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona Star —

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Moving Day

By Clay Bennett —

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Photo illustration from an image by Colin Grey (CC-BY)

The 113th Congress Can’t Be Worse Than the 112th Congress

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The fiscal cliff is delayed, the 113th Congress is sworn in, the NDAA is signed, the Violence Against Women Act is killed and the LA Times is reborn.

Posted on Jan 4, 2013 READ MORE

Negotiating With ‘Madmen’

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Controversial 2013 NDAA Now Law, Biden’s Awkward Swearing-In Jokes, and More

A look at the day’s political happenings, including the start of the 113th Congress, the GOP continues its war against women and two more states weigh legalizing gay marriage.