US Congress

What to do in Iraq? Obama consults Congress
What to do in Iraq? Obama consults Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama briefed leaders of Congress on options for quelling an al-Qaida-inspired insurgency in Iraq as Republicans lawmakers and administration officials clashed Wednesday over who is to blame for the militants' lightning gains.
President Obama Approves a Pay Raise for Congress – Timing is Everything
President Obama Approves a Pay Raise for Congress – Timing is Everything
Just because I felt like writing a little something today before I head off to the gym to attempt my program of, hopefully, shedding 20 pounds, I though I'd share a little something. While the hours tick down till Ryan Seacrest declares a new year, and we head off a fiscal cliff, which means each of us has more taken out of our meager paychecks…the President, the other day, has gone ahead and appr