Congressmen and Staff Take $57 Million in Trips Paid by Private Interests, Says LegiStorm LegiStorm has released a new, free, searchable web database revealing more than 27,000 trips costing $57 million that members of Congress and their staff have taken courtesy of private interests since Jan. 1, 2000. With user-friendly icons, the newly designed site at http://www.legistorm.com identifies trips to tropical paradises, golf and ski resorts, cultural meccas, and even hellholes. The LegiStorm site correlates trips with special events that may have attracted the attention of lucky travelers, whether the Wimbledon tennis tournament or the Paris Air Show. - 2007-07-10

Vintage Views To Hold Its First eBay Live Auction Featuring Closeouts from Welcome Home Antiques of Manhattan Vintage Views Consignment & Consulting, the New York area online auction company best known for their unique on-site service, is pleased to announce their first exclusive eBay Live auction scheduled for June 12th. This inaugural event will feature closeout inventory from Welcome Home Antiques of New York. A leading Manhattan gallery on the Upper West Side for over 30 years, Welcome Home Antiques is going mid-century/modern and clearing out their inventory of antique furniture, decorative and fine art. - 2007-06-04

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