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Poetry 180: Poem 115 - "The Death of Santa Claus"

Poem 115 - "The Death of Santa Claus"

A poem by Charles Harper Webb from the Library's Poetry 180 Project.

 

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Today in History - March 9

Today in History - March 9

The Supreme Court issued a ruling on March 9, 1841 freeing the remaining thirty-five survivors of the Amistad mutiny.  Continue reading.

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Congress.gov: Most-Viewed Bills Update

  1. H.R.8404 [117th] - Respect for Marriage Act
  2. H.R.4818 [118th] - Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2023
  3. H.R.22 [119th] - SAVE Act
  4. H.J.Res.29 [119th] - Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that no person shall be elected to the office of the President more than three times.
  5. H.Res.1100 [119th] - Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records of the Committee’s review of violations or alleged violations of clause 9 (as it pertains to acts of sexual harassment) and clause 18 of rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives.
  6. H.Con.Res.38 [119th] - Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  7. H.R.4405 [119th] - Epstein Files Transparency Act
  8. H.R.1 [119th] - An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
  9. H.Res.353 [119th] - Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
  10. H.R.7661 [119th] - Stop the Sexualization of Children Act
This Thursday (7:00 PM March 12) at the Mary Pickford Theater (Washington, DC)

03/09/2026 09:04 AM EDT

Announcement of a screening of Young Frankenstein in the Pickford Theater of the Library of Congress on March 12, 2026.

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Qatar: Direction Issued on Use of AI in Judicial Proceedings

03/09/2026 01:22 PM EDT

On January 6, 2026, the Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre (QICDRC) issued Practice Direction No. 1 of 2026 on the Use of Artificial Intelligence, which contains rules applicable to proceedings before the Qatar Financial Centre Civil and Commercial Court (QFC Court) and the QFC Regulatory Tribunal. The practice direction represents a formal judicial …

 

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