
Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
Pity the poor Senate clerks.
Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009
The 2,074-page Senate health care bill would take 34 hours to read cover to cover -- and that's just what Sen. Tom Coburn wants done on the Senate floor.
Obama not mentioned by name
Friday, Nov. 13, 2009
Former President George W. Bush said Thursday that America must resist the "temptation" to allow the government to take over the private sector, taking a subtle shot at his Democratic successor by warning that too much state intervention and protectionism will squelch the economic recovery.
Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009
Former President George W. Bush, outlining plans for a new public policy institute, on Thursday said America must fight the temptation to allow the federal government to take control of the private sector, declaring that too much government intervention will squelch economic recovery and expansion.
Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009
Silicon Valley, California's high-tech mecca best known for laptops and iPhones, is now a breeding ground for a low-tech product: the political candidate.
Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009
White House communications director Anita Dunn, who made headlines by calling Fox News "a wing of the Republican Party," will step down from her interim post at the end of November.
Pricey private events can offer up clout
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009
Want to dine with five U.S. senators? Then just drop by Wednesday night and, oh, by the way, bring $30,400.
Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009
For decades as white residents fled to the suburbs, Atlanta's black political establishment, led by a string of strong mayors, revived the moribund economy and so revamped the city's image that it earned a national reputation as "Hotlanta."
Makes late-night Dover trip, calls sacrifices 'extraordinary'
Friday, Oct. 30, 2009
After he stood on a windswept tarmac at Dover Air Force Base in the middle of the night to watch 18 soldiers and U.S. drug enforcement agents killed in Afghanistan arrive home in flag-draped cases, President Obama, known for his soaring rhetorical skills, was speechless.
Many applaud, but some are critical
Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009
After recovering from their initial shock, leaders around the globe applauded Friday's surprise award of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Obama, saying they hoped the prize would spur his efforts on nuclear disarmament and peacemaking in some of the world's most violent places.