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False alarm triggers rare book scare at Library of Congress
The Architect of the Capitol is investigating.
Oversight
Congressional staffers wish for work-life balance
More than half surveyed say they work harder than private-sector counterparts.
Oversight
Capitol Hill offices lagging in staff diversity
Voluntary surveys find minority hiring to be surprisingly low, especially at senior levels.
Oversight
Booze, cologne and cuff links: House offices plagued by thefts
At least five congressional offices have been burglarized since April.
Oversight
Buildup for inauguration begins at the Capitol
The inauguration also will be held for only the second time on the federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
Oversight
Liberal group attacks GOP on disaster relief
Ads come as storm threatens the Republican National Convention.
Oversight
Stopgap spending bill may delay repairs to Capitol dome
$61 million in work is needed to plug leaking holes, fix water damage and secure loose ornaments.
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Oversight
House members vote to freeze their own salaries
Also, members' representational allowances will remain unchanged in 2013 if the Senate approves the bill.
Oversight
Food fight waged over congressional utensils
Virginia lawmaker tries again to ban Styrofoam from House eateries.
Management
Waste charges rattle Library of Congress
Investigators uncover widespread mismanagement of funds.
Defense
Gingrich vows to strengthen 'fundamentally timid' spy agencies
GOP candidate also pledges to overhaul the State Department and increase awareness of the radical Islamic threat.
Management
Cut! Capitol-security issues crimp moviemakers' style
Architect of the Capitol bans commercial filmmaking on all of his grounds.
Management
A Gingrich administration could be expensive
Some of the GOP candidate's big plans have big price tags.
Oversight
Obama to appoint Cordray as head of consumer bureau
Senate Republicans blocked nomination in order to weaken the bureau.
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Pay & Benefits
Obama thanks Congress for passing bill, says more work ahead
'This is some good news, just in the nick of time for the holidays,' he said.
Defense
Medal of Honor recipient settles lawsuit with BAE
Meyer said he and the firm settled their differences 'amicably.'
Defense
In Fort Bragg, military families brace for economic 'perfect storm'
The decrease in defense funding and the housing bubble are creating an 'uneasy feeling.'
Defense
58 die in Afghanistan suicide attacks targeting Shiites
Attacks mark the first major incident of religiously motivated violence since the fall of the Taliban regime.
Defense
Biden makes unannounced stop in Baghdad
Vice president meets with Iraqi leaders and thanks U.S. troops withdrawing from the region at the end of the year.
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