Older obese men with testosterone deficiency could shift excess weight by taking supplements, suggests a study announced at the European Congress on Obesity.

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Testosterone may help weight loss

The Internal Revenue Service doesn’t know how many identity thieves are filing fraudulent tax returns, and the agency risks issuing approximately $26 billion in fraudulent tax refunds tied to identity theft in the next five years, a watchdog told lawmakers Tuesday. Read full article > >

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In 1996, two years into the Gingrich Revolution, retired Army Lt. Col. Leonard L. Boswell narrowly won a seat in Congress to become the only Democrat in Iowa’s five-member House delegation. His margin of victory, 49 percent to 48 percent while Bill Clinton was trouncing Robert J. Dole by 10 points, established him as a vulnerable incumbent and made him a perennial GOP target over the next decade and a half. Read full article > >

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Iowa’s Leonard Boswell faces a GOP challenger who is aligned with Boehner

Rep. Allen West, a Florida Republican, was recently captured on video asserting that there are “78 to 81” Democrats in Congress who are members of the Communist Party. Of course, it’s not unusual for some renegade lawmaker from either side of the aisle to say something outrageous. What made West’s comment — right out of the McCarthyite playbook of the 1950s — so striking was the almost complete lack of condemnation from Republican congressional leaders or other major party figures, including the remaining presidential candidates. Read full article > >

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Let’s just say it: The Republicans are the problem.

Now that the immigration “crisis” has solved itself, this is the perfect time for Congress and the president to agree on a package of sensible, real-world reforms. Yeah, right, and it’s also the perfect time for pigs to grow wings and take flight. Read full article > >

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Immigration turnaround offers chance for real solutions

This story has been updated. Two Republican members of Congress are striking back at President Obama for personally targeting them in recent speeches about keeping student loan rates low. Both claim Obama misrepresented them in citing comments suggesting they oppose keeping student loan rates at 3.4 percent, rather than allowing them to revert to 6.8 percent on July 1. Read full article > >

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Two Republican House members say Obama misquoted them

The defeat of two conservative Pennsylvania representatives by more liberal opponents foreshadows an even more polarized Congress next year.

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Big things can happen in Congress — as long as no one is watching. Lobbying records released last week show that there wasn’t much opposition this winter when Congress quietly opened up U.S. airspace to aerial drones, which some advocates for civil liberties say raise a host of concerns about privacy . Read full article > >

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The U.S. Capitol Police confirmed Wednesday that they are working with law enforcement agencies in Miami to investigate a threat against Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) . The Florida senator, who gave a major speech on foreign policy at the Brookings Institution on Wednesday , is among the Republicans believed to be under consideration to serve as Mitt Romney’s vice presidential running mate. Rubio campaigned with Romney in Pennsylvania this week, fueling the speculation that he is under consideration. Read full article > >

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Brazil’s Congress delays a final vote on controversial changes to the country’s forest code which enviromentalists say will spur Amazon deforestation.

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A jury was seated for Roger Clemens’s perjury trial and the government gave its opening statement, claiming that Clemens lied to Congress and sacrificed relationships to protect his legacy.

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THE FIRST TIME Congress reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), in 2000, it expanded the reach of the law, better meeting the needs of older victims and disabled individuals. The second renewal brought programs for teen victims of domestic and sexual abuse. This year, 61 senators have co-sponsored a reauthorization that would further improve the law’s effectiveness and meet the changing needs of victims. Read full article > >

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In order to bypass Congress.

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Obama Embraces Executive Power

The Supreme Court spends a vast amount of time on one question. To paraphrase Freud: What does Congress want ? The ambiguities, contradictions and unaddressed consequences in federal statutes keep the court in business. And in interpreting Congress’s work, justices employ all manner of tools, including other statutes, the court’s own precedents and sometimes a good dictionary. Read full article > >

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Supreme Court lawyers cautious when offering one specific piece of evidence

Toyota Motor Corp. has subpoenaed Sean Kane, an auto safety advocate and outspoken critic of the company, asking that he hand over his communications with the media, Congress, government agencies and individual Toyota drivers inquiring about sudden unintended acceleration.

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