September 30, 2009

New Jersey’s Democratic incumbent Gov. Jon Corzine is showing that he is down, but not out when it comes to political polls. The latest Quinnipiac University Poll shows Corzine closing the gap between him and Republican challenger Christopher Christie, a...

Rep. Eni Faleomavaega, a non-voting delegate who represents American Samoa in the House, wasn't getting cut any slack from Continental Airlines as he tried to rush home to help coordinate relief efforts on his tsunami-stricken island, his spokeswoman, Lisa Williams,...

There is another demand in the House of Representatives for an apology, but this time it is coming from the Republicans. The outrage comes after Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., made a short speech on the House floor last night slamming...

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has canceled the traditional week-long Columbus Day break to keep working on health care. The Nevada Democrat told his colleagues Wednesday that it would be improper for them to take the break when there is...

September 29, 2009

Congress continues to pass legislation to make sure no government funding makes its way to ACORN, the liberal community organizing group whose workers were found in videos to be helping people circumvent tax laws. Today, an amendment by Sen. Mike...

As they did with the stimulus bill, Republican governors are organizing a letter writing campaign to their congressmen to fight the current health care legislation in front of the Senate Finance Committee, The Hill reports. The letter focuses in large...

A new poll released today by the Kaiser Family Foundation suggests support may be growing for changing the nation's health care system after a brutal summer for the legislation. Fifty-seven percent of Americans say tackling health care changes is "more...

September 28, 2009

Who says newspapers are irrelevant? The Democratic National Committee has launched a Web page to encourage people to "call out" House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio for peddling "health reform lies" -- even providing talking points for cut-and-paste letters...

On the eve of an expected vote on the public option in the Senate Finance Committee, the Democratic committee chairman and author of the health care bill is the latest target of an ad campaign by the liberal groups Progressive...

September 25, 2009

Filling the vacancy created by the death of Edward Kennedy, Democrat Paul Kirk Jr. was sworn in as the junior senator from Massachusetts today by Vice President Biden. Kirk’s appointment by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick gives Senate Democrats the 60...

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