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The United States House of Representatives, commonly referred to as the "House," is the lower house of the bicameral United States Congress, the upper house being the United States Senate.
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Human Rights Watch released a new report that documents an epidemic of sexual harassment and sexual violence against female immigrant farmworkers by employers, supervisors, and others in the workplace. (May 18)
MORE TOPICS: CALIFORNIA, HUMAN RIGHTS, NEW YORK
By IBTimes
Lawmakers rejected the Smith-Amash amendment, which would have barred the indefinite military detention, without charge or trial, of terror suspects apprehended on U.S. soil. (May 18)
MORE TOPICS: BARACK OBAMA, COURT, NEW YORK
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Mitt Romney’s rejection of a Super-Pac’s proposed anti-Obama campaign featuring Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the president’s former pastor, demonstrates that Romney has more political sense than the Super-Pac’s big daddy, Joe Ricketts, a longtime conservative donor and founder of TD Ameritrade. (May 18)
MORE TOPICS: MICHIGAN
By IBTimes
Days after the Alabama legislature voted to update a stringent immigration law considered among the toughest in the nation, Governor Robert Bentley has called for a special legislative session to address his concerns with the law. (May 18)
MORE TOPICS: COURT, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, ARIZONA, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, ATTORNEY GENERAL, SUPREME COURT
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A controversial book released this week claims Michelle Obama had plans to divorce President Barack Obama, resurfacing the story that allegedly took place in 2000 before his presidency. (May 18)
MORE TOPICS: BARACK OBAMA, MICHELLE OBAMA, WHITE HOUSE
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A rash of late-night break-ins at offices in the House of Representatives has one member suggesting an inside job. (May 17)
MORE TOPICS: CALIFORNIA, NEW JERSEY
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James Abdnor, the former U.S. senator from South Dakota most known for ousting former Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern from the senate seat, died Wednesday of natural causes. He was 89. (May 16)
MORE TOPICS: CONGRESS
By Reuters
On the face of it, Universal Music Group's bid to buy a big chunk of EMI stands to make the world's leading music company an even more formidable force, combining Universal's star lineup of Lady Gaga and Rihanna with the British compan... (May 16)
MORE TOPICS: CITIGROUP, RETAIL, FLORIDA, SONY, JUDICIARY, LAW FIRM
By Reuters
On the face of it, Universal Music Group's bid to buy a big chunk of EMI stands to make the world's leading music company an even more formidable force, combining Universal's star lineup of Lady Gaga and Rihanna with the British compan... (May 16)
MORE TOPICS: CITIGROUP, RETAIL, FLORIDA, SONY, JUDICIARY, LAW FIRM
By IBTimes
The U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner will again call for spending cuts to match any increase in the debt limit that will allow the U.S. to pay its bills. (May 15)
MORE TOPICS: BARACK OBAMA, GOLD, WHITE HOUSE, CONGRESS
