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Harmful if swallowed

...its neck in scandal itself: Holder himself is in contempt of Congress for refusing to come clean on the Fast and Furious gun-running...anonymous by law); the agency insisted on knowing every member of Congress that her organization had talked with; and the IRS even wanted...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/opinion/editorials/2013-05-20/harmful-if-swallowed
Congress approves funding to avoid SRS furloughs

...projects to SRS, was delayed more than a month until the White House office gave its first OK this month."In eight days, Congress took the right steps to reprogram funding," Wilson said. "Now, this should be expedited."Thousands of SRS employees...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-05-16/congress-approves-funding-avo
Wrestling rules changed in hopes of swaying IOC

...elected president at an extraordinary congress meeting in Moscow on Saturday."We got out of this congress with decisions needed for our sport to...changes Friday and presented them to the congress a day later. They include changing matches...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/olympics/2013-05-18/wrestling-rules-changed-
There is no Chechen terrorist threat to the United States -- yet

After testifying in Congress recently, and after hearing and reading comments on various news outlets, including The Augusta Chronicle, I thought it may...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/opinion/opinion-columns/2013-05-19/there-no-chechen
Ex-S.C. Gov. Sanford sworn in to House

...derailed his political career, returned to Congress on Wednesday with his Argentine "soul...Congratulations, you are now a member of the 113th Congress," House Speaker John Boehner said...save money during his earlier terms in Congress. As governor, he brought two pigs named...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-05-15/ex-sc-gov-sanford-sworn-house
Foxes investigate chickens

...General has broken the law but has simply thumbed his nose at Congress. U.S. Rep. Charlie Rangel helped write the U.S. tax codes...apparently with no intentions of ever paying the bill. This makes Congress a bunch of deadbeats.So we have all these deadbeat congressmen...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/opinion/letters/2013-05-16/foxes-investigate-chicke
Georgia Republicans gather for state convention

...people said Ronald Reagan couldn't get elected and he did," Dooley said.Former U.S. Rep. Bob Barr, who is running for Congress in Georgia's 11th District, said he's optimistic the GOP will stay united and dismissed the electability argument as nothing...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-05-17/georgia-republicans-gather-st
Is 'Obamian' now a word?

...there has also been stonewalling and obstruction by this administration. The attorney general was even held in contempt of Congress for the administration's failure to come clean on its allowing illegal high-powered weapons to "walk" into Mexico and...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/opinion/editorials/2013-05-16/obamian-now-word
Surprising facts about family found in box of old photos

...of Selena Sloan Butler. She is recognized as the organizer of the first National Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers and co-founder of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers (now a part of the PTA)."If you Google her, as the...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-05-16/surprising-facts-about-family
S.C., Georgia senators voice MOX support

...several utility companies interested in buying the fuel, but none has officially signed on.In its recent budget request to Congress, the Obama administration said high costs "may make the project unaffordable" and that it would consider other possible...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/2013-05-16/sc-georgia-senators-voic