BLM logged over 7,000 comments from concerned citizens regarding its proposed roundup of approximately 2,500 horses in the Calico Mountain Complex. http://www.examiner.com/examine/x-25094-LA-Equ ine-Policy-Examiner~y2009m11d16-BLM-undermines-pub lic-com

John J. O'Connor III, a lawyer who went to Washington in a historic role, as the husband of the first female U.S. Supreme Court justice, has died. He was 79.

FAIRBANK -- Santa's elves in North Pole may want to sharpen their pencils. The U.S. Postal Service announced Friday that it is resuming a program in which volunteers respond to some of the estimated 150,000 letters to Santa Claus that accumulate at the

Senate Democrats united today to overcome a Republican filibuster and officially move a health-care overhaul bill to the Senate floor, clearing the way for weeks more debate on their largest major domestic policy initiative and the most ambitious ....

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement on Nov. 21, 2009, after the Senate 60-39 vote to begin debate on a health care reform bill:

Have you heard of Americans going hungry?..more than one in seven American households struggled to put enough food on the table in 2008. That adds up to 49 million Americans, or 14.6 per cent of households."

The U.S. Senate did the right thing today by confirming David Hamilton to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, says Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

True Health and True Freedom: making health care more affordable.

Now that unemployment has topped 10 percent, some liberal-leaning economists see confirmation of their warnings that the $787 billion stimulus package President Obama signed into law last February was way too small. The economy needs a second big......

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid needs 60 votes in the 100-member Senate to overcome a certain GOP filibuster attempt and open the chamber's debate on its version of the health care reform bill