Government
Bills Introduced for Possible Enactment
Democrats introduced a bill to enhance early care and education, a bill to assist states in establishing a universal prekindergarten, a bill to ensure that sex offenders and sexually violent predators are not eligible for parole. Republicans: A bill to ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed regarding the pain experienced by their unborn child more »
2011 Conservative Political Action Conference Flaunts Its Youth
Youth swelled the ranks of the 38th Conservative Political Action Conference held in Washington, DC February 10-12. Estimates ran as high as fifty percent of the 11,000 people were under 25. Significantly more men than women wore student conference badges. more »
A Valentine's Day Budget: A Scarlet Tie Laced Through With FY 2012
Dressed conservatively (though this isn't a political reference) in a dark grey suit relieved by a scarlet tie laced through with white dots, White House Office of Management and Budget Director, Jack Lew, introduced an explanatory preview of the 2012 Administration Budget. more »
Pew Researches Faith on the Hill; The Religous Composition of the 112th Congress
Perhaps the greatest disparity between the religious makeup of Congress and the people it represents, however, is in the percentage of the unaffiliated — those who describe their religion as atheist, agnostic or "nothing in particular." more »
