Since Robert C. Byrd arrived in the Senate in 1959, the senior senator from West Virginia has cast more than 18,500 votes

"Somewhere during the circus acts of Sarah Palin, Michael Steele, Rush Limbaugh, and Dick Cheney, a dangerous opening was created for new voices to fill the GOP void of leadership with the opinions of religious leaders." by Jen Nedeau

This is the story of how two words generated intense heat in the national debate over health care.

A great video clip, exposing the schmucks in Congress. This is in response to McCain accusing Franken of improper Senate etiquette. I guess it depends on who is talking and about what. Thank you to C-Span and Rachel Maddow.

Boston, Dec 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Repeat DUI Senator Anthony Galluccio pleaded guilty in the hit-&-run case.

The weeks-long soap opera of finding 60 votes for the Senate health reform bill came to an end yesterday when Democrats "compromised" with Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) on language regarding abortion coverage. After catering first to Senator Joe Lieberman,

Contrary to popular belief, the U.S. actually has 189,000 personnel on the ground in Afghanistan right now -- and that number is quickly rising...BRING THEM HOME NOW, AND DON"T SEND ANY MORE!..There has been too much needless death and destruction already

A judge Monday ordered the NYPD to turn over the racial breakdown of all people shot at by police officers between 1997 and 2006. The New York Civil Liberties Union sued the NYPD in 2008 for racial data about shooting victims.

What is the justification for waging an illegal war on a country of 28 million people? What justifies Obama's military surge? Where is Osama Bin Laden? To this date there is no proof that Al Qaeda was behind the 9/11 attacks! WHY ARE WE THERE?

The NYPD officer who shot and killed one of his own in May in a case of mistaken identity will not be indicted, CBS 2 has learned. Andrew Dunton, 30, a white officer, was facing potential charges after he gunned down fellow cop Omar Edwards, who is bla