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The Library of Congress has unveiled its annual list of 25 movies to make the cut for the National Film Registry. The selection this year, considered among America’s most influential motion pictures, includes such titles as Christopher Nolan’s 2008 The Dark Knight; DreamWorks Animation’s Shrek, 1978 summer musical smash Grease and 1980 John Belushi/Dan Aykroyd comedy The Blues Brothers. The list also notably shines a spotlight this year on diverse stories and filmmakers including Wayne Wang’s 1993 The Joy Luck Club; 1963’s Lilies Of The Field, for which Sidney Poitier became the first African American to win the Oscar for...

This Act is now in the House of Representatives for action. Write and Urge your House Representatives to take action NOW! History: (from the website of Senator Coleman) -- November 20th, 2004 - Washington, DC - Senator Coleman joined his colleagues in the United States Senate in successfully passing the "Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Database Act of 2004" (S.2154) last night, which would create a publicly-available national database of sex offenders. Coleman is an original cosponsor of the legislation. This bill is named after Dru Sjodin of Pequot Lakes, Minnesota, who was tragically abducted last year. This legislation...