Article: Domestic wiretap law needlessly hung up ; The foreign surveillance dispute is more about internal politics than national security.

Article: SEN. REID URGES PRESIDENT TO GIVE CONGRESS THE TIME IT NEEDS TO DEBATE SURVEILLANCE LAW
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  January 23, 2008 ;     395 words ......extension of the nation's foreign surveillance program. A day after Senate...Republicans objected to giving Congress the time it needs to modernize...expedited basis to authorize a foreign surveillance program that you described...term basis. Since then, Congress has worked ...

Article: Congress Wishes Itself a Happy Anniversary; As With First Session 200 Years Ago, Achieving a Quorum Proves Impossible
The Washington Post;  March 3, 1989 ;     530 words ...The members of the 101st Congress took a morning off from their battles...anniversary of the convening of the First Congress, hearing repeated reminders that they...true to history, just as the First Congress failed to achieve a quorum, fewer...

Article: VOA NEWS: BUSH URGES CONGRESS TO MODERNIZE LAW TO MONITOR SUSPECTED TERRORISTS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 28, 2007 ;     542 words ......President Bush is urging Congress to quickly amend a law on foreign surveillance that he says is "badly out...address, Mr. Bush appealed to Congress to modernize the Foreign...president says he wants Congress to make the changes before...country," said Mr. Bush. "Congress needs to ...

Article: Major Repairs for Congress
The Washington Post;  August 6, 1991 ;     700+ words ...Congress is in trouble. No one doubts it. In poll after poll, Americans describe Congress as inefficient, wasteful and compromised by the way it...are indicated by the movement for term limitations for Congress. At the same time, the decisions of talented members like...

Article: Presidential relations with Congress
The Oxford Guide to the United States Government;      667 words ...Presidential relations with Congress The President and Congress both share and compete for power. The Constitution suggests...of the Union message the President may recommend for Congress's consideration “such measures as he shall judge...

Article: A weakened branch? Lexington.(Congress begins to reassert itself)
The Economist (US);  July 15, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Congress has had a lousy few years. It may be about to do better...mighty institution is in a terrible mess. The list of congressmen who have been stretching the rules gets longer by the...raising funds for his political action committee. But Congress's problems are more than a matter of a few bad apples...

Article: Perceived Inaction Largely Behind Low Ratings of Congress; 48% of Americans disapprove of Congress for perceived lack of action.(Survey)
Gallup Poll News Service;  September 5, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Jeffrey M. Jones Synopsis: Ratings of Congress are near all-time lows and much of this...to perceived inaction on the part of Congress -- either in general, or in regards to...immigration. Many Americans disapprove of Congress because of party bickering or disagreements...

Article: A DO-SOMETHING CONGRESS
The Boston Globe;  October 25, 1988 ;     700+ words ...The 100th Congress was a pleasant surprise. It strengthened...Two major achievements of the 100th Congress were passed early in 1985 over the president...The White House gamble did not pay off. Congress overrode both vetoes, and Reagan became...

Article: Between Gulf War and Political Sniping, Legislative Casualties; 102nd Congress Often Was Thwarted
The Washington Post;  October 11, 1992 ;     700+ words ...The 102nd Congress, which opened with authorization of a...agenda. When the final gavel fell Friday, Congress left behind one of the thinnest records...Over the two-year life of the 102nd Congress, lawmakers brought a heavy load of legislation...

Article: Foreign policy: whose ball is it anyway?(Congress versus the presidency)(Brief Article)
Insight on the News;  June 29, 1998 ;     700+ words ...Presidents long have sparred with Congress about who Has greater say in the foreign...Israel's parliament, the Knesset, that We in Congress ... stand with you today in recognizing...bill -- but the ongoing struggle between Congress and the White House for control of foreign...

Article: Committee to Revive the Congress.
PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.;  June 10, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Committee to Revive the Congress By Sunil Gatade June 10, 2008 (PTI...Committee to suggest ways to revive the Congress has not come a day too soon. With...understandably rung the alarm bells for the Congress. The Grand Old Party is on a slippery...

Article: PRESIDENT, CONGRESS MUST COOPERATE TO END IRAQ WAR
Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current);  April 22, 2007 ;     700+ words ...As Congress asserts itself on the war in Iraq, the...of government is good neither for the Congress nor the White House, and it is certainly...commander in chief, but they gave to Congress the responsibility for declaring war...

Article: Congress by Computer?; It Would Sure Beat Celebrity Hearings and National Tap Dance Day
The Washington Post;  May 6, 1990 ;     700+ words ...WHY DOES Congress bother with hearings anymore? By now, members of Congress could just as easily stay home in Sioux City or...This isn't as far-fetched as it sounds. Though Congress seems busier than ever-if you listen to the grumbling...

Article: Can Congress Block the Troop "Surge" in Iraq?
The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs;  March 1, 2007 ;     507 words ...Can Congress block President Bush's plan to "surge...thing is sure: the Constitution gives the Congress not only the right but the duty to exert...commander-in-chief, he must share war powers with the Congress. By using its power of the purse, Congress...