BOSTON (Reuters) - Democrats pushed Monday to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Edward Kennedy, with the Massachusetts governor throwing his support behind a proposal to name an interim successor ... continues in comments ...

BOSTON - Edward M. Kennedy is getting a final tribute befitting his huge profile on the American political scene, his life celebrated at a funeral Mass by President Barack Obama, three former presidents and dozens of current and former congressmen.

WASHINGTON - Liberals and conservatives, at odds over health care, are competing to use the legacy of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy to further their goals.

The Supreme Court conservative majority want to give corporations even more power by reversing two previous rulings that limit corporate spending in elections, saying such limits violate the 1st Amendment "free speech" rights of corporations!

The hearing is scheduled for Aug. 31, the day before Idaho wolf hunting is to start. Attorneys for Earthjustice, the group representing the 13 groups challenging the hunt and the federal government, will get three hours to make their cases in court.

One of the great and bitter lessons of Senator Edward M. Kennedy's political career is also the most timely for House Democrats: The need to seize the political moment on health care reform.

From Wheelchair Ramps to Heating the Cold, Millions Have Teddy to Thank

Under fire from veterans groups and Congress for its handling of disability claims, the Department of Veterans Affairs is proposing new regulations that it says will make it easier for veterans to seek compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder.

China inaugurated its first voluntary organ-donor program on Tuesday, hoping to overhaul a system that now harvests the vast majority of its organs from black-market sellers and executed prisoners, and leaves millions of ailing people without hope of..

Gov. David A. Paterson attempted to distance himself on Tuesday from comments he made last week suggesting that some in the news media who are critical of him and other black politicians are motivated by racial bias.