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House votes to censure Rep. Joe Wilson

By Andy Birkey | 09.15.09 | 5:47 pm

obama biden pelosi looking at wilsonRep. Joe Wilson got a largely partisan rebuke from the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday after he shouted “You lie!”…

With two exceptions, Minnesota’s congressional members approve of Israel’s Gaza siege

By Paul Schmelzer | 01.09.09 | 2:00 pm

As expected, the U.S. House of Representatives approved, by an overwhelming 390-5 bipartisan vote, a non-binding resolution “[r]ecognizing Israel’s right to defend itself against attacks from Gaza, reaffirming the United States’ strong support for Israel, and…