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June 7, 2010
OPINION - BP's corporate arrogance is made out of cash. It can and has bought its way out of trouble…
June 7, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - Rangel was first elected to the House in 1970. He defeated Rep. Adam Clayton Powell Jr.,…
June 4, 2010
VIDEO - If the military does adapt its facilities and policies to accommodate gay soldiers -- is there a possibility…
June 3, 2010
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Davis also said he has no interest in an appointed government job, including the U.S. attorney's…
June 2, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Stung by a series of inquiries, nearly half the members of the Congressional Black Caucus want to…
June 2, 2010
In a state that has a significant black population but only white representatives in Congress, next week's runoff has racial…
May 27, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House vote came just hours after the Senate Armed Services Committee took the same course and…
May 27, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Last June, the chairman of the committee said he would look into the matter after Sosa's name…
May 27, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The overarching goal of Obama's National Security Strategy, intended to guide U.S. military and diplomatic policy for…
May 26, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The prediction came after several lawmakers on the panel signaled their support, including Sen. Ben Nelson, a…
May 21, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The president and his Senate allies beat back strong Republican opposition to the financial measure...
May 13, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan is back on Capitol Hill to meet with senators who are key…
May 6, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama said he wants to begin work this year on legislation overhauling the U.S. immigration system,…
May 5, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House on Wednesday approved trade breaks for Haiti's textile industry, the latest of several actions aimed…
April 28, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - "The energy bill is ready. We will move to that more quickly than a bill we don't…
April 28, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Fresh off a confrontation with Goldman Sachs executives, Democrats are mounting another effort to police the freewheeling…
April 27, 2010
VIDEO - Democrats are expected to vote again today whether to begin debate on a bill to overhaul the financial…
April 26, 2010
VIDEO - With a showdown vote looming, Democrats are resisting Republican appeals for a broad compromise on financial overhaul legislation…
April 24, 2010
OPINION - Arizona may have taken the option of watch and wait caution off the White House table...
April 20, 2010
VIDEO - Former NFL star Eddie George testified before Congress as a landscape architect and proponent of building urban parks...