Ailsa Chang

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Congress Still Squabbling Over Student Loan Rate Increase

Tuesday, July 09, 2013

The Senate is planning to vote Wednesday on a plan to bring interest rates on subsidized federal student loans back down to 3.4 percent for one more year. The rate doubled on July 1 when the chamber failed to agree on a plan.

While the Senate prepares to take the ...

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Why The AR-15 Is More Than Just A Gun

Monday, June 24, 2013

Vice President Joe Biden and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid insist that gun control legislation is not dead — they say they're strategizing on how to bring the issue back to the Senate floor.

Even if it does return, one proposal unlikely to survive is an assault weapons ban. Military-style ...

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What Did Congress Really Know About NSA Tracking?

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

If you're a member of Congress and you didn't know about the National Security Agency's phone records program before it was disclosed last week, President Obama has this to say to you: Where have you been?

"When it comes to telephone calls, every member of Congress has been ...

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Focus On Women, Families Propels New York's Sen. Gillibrand

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York is introducing legislation with other lawmakers Thursday that would change how the military handles sexual assault cases. The proposal would let military prosecutors — rather than commanders — decide whether to bring serious military crimes to trial.

It's the latest high-publicity move for ...

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