WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- A House committee Wednesday criticized the U.S. Treasury for failing to ensure the $700 billion financial markets bailout is doing what it's supposed to do.

CAMDEN, N.J., Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Rep. Rob Andrews, D-N.J., who failed in a bid for the U.S. Senate nomination, said Thursday he "looked deep" into his beliefs and decided to seek a 10th term.

WASHINGTON, April 2 (UPI) -- A $20 million "virtual fence" project by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to deter illegal immigrants "is unacceptable," some congressional leaders say.

WASHINGTON, May 4 (UPI) -- A U.S. congressional task force says the Pentagon needs to screen troops before and after active duty in Iraq or Afghanistan to detect brain injury.

NEWARK, N.J., April 10 (UPI) -- A U.S. congressman from New Jersey and his wife were hurt when they fell on an escalator at the train station in Newark, N.J.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Nineteen House Democrats wrote to President Bush Wednesday and urged him to denounce ads run by the 527 organization Swift Boat Veterans for Truth.

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