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July 20, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The measure is expected to pass later Tuesday. The House would take it up Wednesday and then…
July 20, 2010
OPINION - Either these politicians in Congress do not understand the depths of people's pain, or they simply don't care...
July 19, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama took aim at Republican lawmakers Monday, accusing them of holding the public hostage to…
July 15, 2010
It has been 729 days since Rep. Charlie Rangel publicly appealed for an ethics investigation into his own actions. He's…
July 15, 2010
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Willie Herenton said Rep. Steve Cohen, who is white, is desperately concerned he'll lose the black…
July 15, 2010
OPINION - Financial reform is important, but without addressing the racial and social biases we are only touching the tip…
July 13, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama on Tuesday secured the 60 votes he needs in the Senate to pass a sweeping…
July 9, 2010
LAS VEGAS (AP) - 'If an American company wants to create jobs and grow, we should be there to help…
July 5, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The outcome will help determine whether Republicans take control of the House, the Senate or both. It…
July 5, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - A few Democrats have returned money that Rangel raised for them. His influence is sapped...
July 1, 2010
OPINION - This will be the first time in U.S. history that unemployment benefits are allowed to expire when the…
July 1, 2010
While Byrd spent the latter part of his career apologizing for his racist past, it may still have marred his…
June 30, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate, its votes still in flux, planned to take up the bill in mid-July, denying President…
June 30, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional Democrats are inching closer to passage of a major rewrite of financial industry regulations, making fixes…
June 29, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Under current law, homebuyers who signed purchase agreements by April 30 have until Wednesday to close on…
June 23, 2010
A policy analyst and former welfare recipient seeks a congressional bid in California with Palin at her side...
June 23, 2010
OPINION - Kesha Rogers's primary win raises the same daunting questions for Democrats that Alvin Greene's win in South Carolina…
June 22, 2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti has made little progress in rebuilding in the five months since its earthquake, because of…
June 21, 2010
The number of doctors refusing new Medicare patients because of low government payment rates is setting a new high...
June 21, 2010
From the NY Daily News - Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-NY) failed to disclose tens of thousands of dollars in personal…