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At What Grade Level Does Congress Talk? The Answer May Surprise You

Shauna Wright — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:21:21 +0000

If you’ve ever listened to a member of Congress speak and felt like you were being addressed as a child, it’s not your imagination. A new study shows congresspeople now talk at a 10th grade level — a full grade lower than they did just seven years ago.

12 Outrageous Steps Congress Can Take to Improve Its Approval Rating

Danny Gallagher — Mon, 07 May 2012 12:44:32 +0000

Recently, a poll of their Congressional approval rating found that only nine percent of the American people had a favorable rating of their senators and representatives. So the congressmen buckled down and got to work and got their rating up to…17 percent. If they want to keep up this white hot pace, they should try some of these ideas.

Should Members of Congress Have Term Limits? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:22:35 +0000

The re-election rates for members of Congress hovers between 85 and 95 percent.

Yet, according to a new survey from Poll Position, the majority of American people would like new rules which would prevent them from sending the same represenatives to Washington, DC year after year.

What Websites Went Dark For the SOPA Blackout? [IMAGES]

Shauna Wright — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:06:16 +0000

On Tuesday, we told you about some of the sites — Wikipedia, Reddit and the Cheezburger network among them — that planned to go dark today in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and PROTECT IP Act (PIPA), anti-piracy legislation under consideration by the US Congress.

They weren’t the only stops on the internet to take a stand — here’s a roundup of some of the most prominent peaceful protestors.

According to Congress Pizza is a Vegetable

Lori Crofford — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 18:00:52 +0000

Really? When did that happen? If that is the case I'll take 5 servings please so I can have my daily required servings of veggies. Seriously, when did pizza become a vegetable? According to a bill going before Congress, the tomato paste would be considered a serving of vegetables (which apparently has been so for years).