March 10, 2010

Buffeted by recent ethics inquiries, House Democrats announced today that they will bar the controversial practice of awarding no-bid contracts, known as earmarks, to for-profit companies.

After just a month in office, Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., has landed a deal to write a memoir for HarperCollins.

March 9, 2010

Eric Massa, the New York Democrat who resigned this week over allegations of inappropriate behavior with a staff member, is sitting down with Fox News to explain what, exactly, caused him to step down today.

The now-official resignation of Rep. Eric Massa, D-N.Y., amidst his angry accusations against Democratic party leaders, raises a question: What will he do with money Democrats contributed to his campaign?

Resigning today in the midst of an ethics investigation, New York Democratic Congressman Eric Massa takes aim at his party's leadership.

Former and likely future GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney issued a warning to tea party activists in an interview with the conservative newsmax.com website.

March 8, 2010

Aide to the late Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., wins Democratic nomination to fill the remainder of his boss' term.

An African American think tank finds that black voters are willing to pay more for electricity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter, who switched to the Democratic Party last year, is writing a book about his experiences.

Rep. Eric Massa, D-N.Y., who announced last week that he will resign this evening, suggested over the weekend that it is his own party, desperate to pass health care legislation, that pushed him out, according to this story in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.

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