VIDEO: CBS4: Legislation Allows Feds To Go After Gas Gougers

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(CBS4) FT. LAUDERDALE - As we head into another summer, we can pretty much expect three things. It will be really, really hot and muggy. It will be really, really hot and muggy. And we'll be paying a 'pretty penny' at the pump.For most, it will mean shorter drives or cutting back on summer vacation road trips. For others though, the rising price at the pump could mean the end…

Working Moms In Congress Could Play Major Role In Policy

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By Valerie YoungAthens Banner-HeraldDebbie Wasserman-Schultz carries crayons in her purse. She also coordinates the pick-ups and drop-offs of her children's after-school activities. Nothing remarkable in this; certainly, millions of mothers do this every day. But this mother of three, a Florida Democrat, happens to be a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. And that makes it…

Democrats Predict Passage of Iraq Bill: House Democrats Confidently Predict They Can Pass Bill to End Iraq War Before September 2008

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By ANNE FLAHERTYThe Associated PressHouse Democrats confidently predicted they can pass a bill to end the Iraq war before September 2008, even as their counterparts in the Senate struggle just to get their war debate off the ground.The House Appropriations Committee planned to vote Thursday on a $124 billion spending bill that includes $95.5 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.…

Scouts Learn Meaning of Girl Power: Congresswoman joins in day aimed at inspiring youth

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By Elizabeth BaierSouth Florida Sun-SentinelInspired by a congresswoman she had never met before and her own love of animals, Hannah Gifford made a resolution Saturday afternoon."I'm going to start a petition to raise awareness in my school ... about animal rights," the 13-year-old Plantation resident said after hearing U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston, speak…