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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 20, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Prodded by national anger at Wall Street, the Senate on Thursday passed the most far-reaching restraints on…
May 20, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Barely breaking a logjam, the Senate ended debate on a massive financial regulation bill, clearing the way…
May 20, 2010
According to David S. Bernstein, Rand Paul is bad news for the Republican Party and is urging GOP leaders to…
May 20, 2010
OPINION - The firestorm started when Paul said that it should be ok for restaurant owners to discriminate if they…
May 18, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Intensely competitive Senate primary races in three states will test the durability of incumbent Democrats the strength…
May 13, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan is back on Capitol Hill to meet with senators who are key…
May 12, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Taking aim at deceptive lending, the Senate on Wednesday voted to ban mortgage brokers and loan officers…
May 12, 2010
Jeff Greene, the Palm Beach billionaire who jumped into the Democratic senate primary, chose Mike Tyson, the former heavyweight champ…
May 12, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan got a pledge from a key Democrat to help smooth her path…
May 11, 2010
OPINION - The crash of 2008 illustrated the need for financial reform. But the legislation now pending before Congress isn't…
May 10, 2010
MIAMI - Rep. Kendrick Meek saved the life of a choking Congresswoman who was losing a battle with a turkey…
May 10, 2010
OPINION - Ironically, one of the best reasons to recommend Kagan's nod for the Supreme Court may be the uniformity…
May 4, 2010
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A Virginia-based advocacy group began airing television ads in Arkansas on Monday in which Indian…
May 3, 2010
VIDEO - Last week Washington was the center of news. The Federal Reserve said the economy is improving, companies are…
April 30, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic Rep. Kendrick Meek, who appeared headed to a lopsided loss in November, suddenly looks like a…
April 29, 2010
OPINION - Being black and Baptist in a state that is largely elderly, white and Jewish or middle-aged, Cuban and…
April 28, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - "The energy bill is ready. We will move to that more quickly than a bill we don't…
April 26, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama is urging his 2008 campaign supporters - first-time voters, young people, blacks, Hispanics, and independents…