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Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA), House Majority Leader, holds a news conference to discuss the STOCK Act, which limits members of congress from using insider information to conduct stock transactions. This bill is currently being debated on the senate floor.

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and other Senate Democrats briefed reporters on legislation that would ban lawmakers and staff from insider trading, also known as the “STOCK Act.".  The bill will be up for a vote in the U.S. Senate later this afternoon, at 2pm.

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House Democrats called on the Republican leadership to bring to the floor a bill banning insider trading by members of Congress and congressional staff.  Democrats have initiated a petition to move the bill to the floor. The Senate recently passed a similar bill.

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More than 60 leaders of countries and organizations that work with NATO travelled to Chicago for a summit, which focuses heavily on military, humanitarian and financial aid in Afghanistan. President Obama delivered remarks Sunday at the opening plenary session.

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From the Milwaukee meeting of the Organization of American Historians, Columbia University history professor Eric Foner and University of Iowa history professor Linda Kerber discuss the 14th amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the "birthright citizenship" provision.  The historians argue that birthright citizenship dramatically changed American history for the better, and that the provision is unique to the United States. Professor Kerber also discusses women's citizenship in U.S. History.

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Time Magazine Editor-at-Large David Von Drehle talks about 1862 and the 37th U.S. Congress.  While the Civil War was being fought, the 37th Congress passed the Homestead Act, the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act, the Pacific Railway Act, the Revenue Acts, and established the U.S. Agriculture Department. The University of Nebraska in Lincoln hosted this event.

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We tour the restored 1892 mansion of Captain Frederick Pabst in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The sea captain not only founded the world famous Pabst Brewery, he was a philanthropist and real estate developer and had a great influence on the growth of this Midwestern city on Lake Michigan. Historian John Eastberg shows us examples of craftsmanship, original furnishings and art which teach us about Pabst’s German heritage, Milwaukee’s history, and America’s Gilded Age.

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Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), who has been mentioned as a possible running mate with Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney, was the keynote speaker Saturday at the South Carolina Republican Party Silver Elephant fundraising dinner.

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