contempt of Congress

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contempt of Congress - deliberate obstruction of the operation of the federal legislative branch

contempt - a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body

law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

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contempt Watergate			] Karl Rove is being held in contempt of Congress. Paterson's Budget Wishes, Contempt for Karl Rove, Luducris for Obama by Katharine Jose / The New York Observer Following his refusal to appear on Thursday they ruled that the former advisor was breaking the law by refusing to cooperate - a possible first step toward holding him in contempt of congress. Rove ignores US congress subpoena by Aljazeera.net Confronting Richardson in the Senate, Democratic Senator Robert Byrd said: "You've waited and shown contempt of Congress that borders on supreme arrogance. Bill Richardson by Behreandt, Denise / The New American			Contemningly Contemper Contemperate Contemperation Contemperature Contemplance Contemplant contemplate contemplation Contemplatist contemplative contemplatively Contemplativeness Contemplator Contemporaneity contemporaneous contemporaneously contemporaneousness contemporaries Contemporariness contemporary contemporary world contemporise contemporize contempt contempt of Congress contempt of court Contemptibility contemptible Contemptibleness Contemptibly contemptuous contemptuously Contemptuousness contend Contendent contender contending Contendress Contenement content content analysis content provider content word content-addressable storage Contentation contented contentedly contentedness Contentful contention			Contemporary Thought Contemporary Thought Contemporary Thought Contemporary Urban Experience Contemporary views on race Contemporary views on race Contemporary views on race Contemporary views on race Contemporary visual art Contemporary Visual Arts and Craft Inquiry Contemporary Women of North County contemporary world Contemporary World Cinema Contemporary World History Project Contemporary World Problems Contemporary Young Artist Movement Contemporary Youth Arts Company contemporise contemporization contemporize contemporized contemporizes contemporizing contempt contempt contempt contempt contempt contempt Contempt charges for not paying contempt of Congress contempt of court contempt of court contempt of court contempt of danger Contempt Proceedings against President Clinton Contempt Proceedings against President Clinton Contempt Proceedings against President Clinton contemptibility contemptibility contemptible contemptible contemptibleness contemptibleness contemptibly contemptibly contemptio contemptousness contempts contempts contempts contempts contemptuous contemptuous contemptuous language contemptuous resistance contemptuous treatment contemptuously contemptuously contemptuousness contemptuousness

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