- Obama doubled the national debt? No, but Bush 1 and 2 nearly did. Reagan almost TRIPLED it. http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/moneymatters/tp/5-presidents-who-raised-the-debt-limit.htm 98 comments politics
- The current salary (2011) for rank-and-file members of the House and Senate is $174,000 per year. Senate & House leaders make $193,400. Speaker of the House makes $223,500. http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/uscongress/a/congresspay.htm 6 comments reddit.com
- TIL: George Washington grew marijuana and was the only founding father to free his slaves http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/thepresidentandcabinet/a/gwtheman.htm 16 comments reddit.com
- Do Illegal Aliens Have Constitutional Rights? http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/rightsandfreedoms/a/illegalrights.htm 78 comments politics
- In free elections with paper ballots, "at the central counting facility, certified observers from the political parties or candidates watch the actual vote counting to make sure the count is fair". Does Iran do this? http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/thepoliticalsystem/a/votecounts.htm 4 comments politics
- Government Job Hiring Set to Soar http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/governmentjobs/a/hiringbinge.htm 5 comments economy
- So, any suggestions for who Bush is going to pardon when he leaves office? http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/thepresidentandcabinet/a/prespardons.htm 3 comments politics
- Bush can't pardon himself or be pardoned if he's convicted while President. I think our path is clear. http://usgovinfo.about.com/blprespardons.htm 3 comments reddit.com
- Was Lincoln a racist? http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekly/aa082800a.htm 2 comments reddit.com
- The US Citizenship Test. Could you pass it? What if demonstrating a basic level of competence in this material was required in order to vote? http://usgovinfo.about.com/blinstst.htm 5 comments politics