Jun 7, 2011 – WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Monday confirmed White House lawyer Donald Verrilli Jr. to succeed Justice Elena Kagan as U.S. solicitor … With the 72-16 vote, Verrilli will fill a post that has been vacant since the Senate voted Kagan to her Supreme Court seat last August…

Jun 7, 2011 – tighten access to the polls to notorious segregation-era Jim Crow laws. … literally drag us all the way back to Jim Crow laws and literally - and very transparently - block access to the polls to voters who … Voter ID laws, of course, which require citizens to validate their identity and eligibility prior to voting.  …

Jun 7, 2011 – Last week, House Speaker John Boehner had to scramble to cobble up a substitute resolution to prevent half his GOP caucus from joining … More than a third of House Republicans voted to pull out of the NATO coalition attacking Moammar Gadhafi's forces, which would have … Yet when Gadhafi falls, it will now be up to us to see to it that Libya is united and repaired and has a democratic government.…

Jun 6, 2011 – "We hope to clarify those numbers in our report to the convention in Phoenix. … The old model would be to find the best persons and hire them; now we want to locate them and direct people to them for assistance. … to start other churches.…

Jun 6, 2011 – Obamacare and the Dodd-Frank financial regulation bill are scheduled to be followed by thousands of regulations that will impose impossible-to-estimate … That seems to have led to a hiring freeze. … The message to job creators was clear. Hire at your own risk.…

Jun 5, 2011 – access to 'underserved' populations. … It’s a great way to get the word out and to spark conversations in advance of the event,” Truedson wrote.  … The FCC voted to regulate the internet in December 2010.…

Jun 5, 2011 – Make no mistake, Obama will be a difficult person to defeat in 2102 and any effort to make him seem "irrelevant" to the voters is unwise … -in response to my column Tea Partiers Unite! Nothing to Lose Dear Judy, A moderate who voted for Ralph Nader? … But why pretend to be “moderate,” if not to deceive people?…

Jun 3, 2011 – The legislature failed to pass an amendment to the law that would have protected faith-based groups from being forced to violate their … Jonathan Rogers, field coordinator for National Right to Life, said the challenge is to get young adults to take their pro-life views … with them to the polls.…

Jun 3, 2011 – The vote to increase the debt limit to $16.7 trillion comes at a time when the government is at a crossroads. … On May 16, the government hit its $14.3 trillion legal limit to borrow. … Meanwhile, Vice President Biden continues ongoing talks with a bipartisan congressional delegation to try to hammer out an agreement…

Jun 3, 2011 – "If we want to reach America for Christ, it needs to be with the inclusion of everybody in the SBC. … "If you don't start here, where are you going to start? If this is not the right thing to do, then what is the right thing to do? … Three of the recommendations are addressed specifically to the SBC president, asking him to "give special attention to appointing individuals…

Jun 3, 2011 – The "job description" of sinners, he said, is to sin, while the saints' job description is to lead sinners to Christ. … "We have to be diligent and come to grips on these things. … As a result of the group's study, the Executive Committee made 10 recommendations to be voted on in Phoenix.…

Jun 3, 2011 – Seventy-seven percent of the public voted to hold parliamentary and presidential elections in September and to appoint members of a … Egypt’s arsenal includes everything from F-16s to Abrams tanks to first-class naval ships to ballistic missiles to sophisticated pontoon … We can only take the necessary steps to minimize their ability to harm us. It’s time to get cracking.…

Jun 3, 2011 – The muscular 318 votes against the administration's request to sharply raise the debt ceiling from $14.3 trillion to $16.7 trillion … You'd think the White House had learned its lesson last year when it knuckled under to GOP demands to extend all of the Bush income … Thirty-four percent said they didn't know enough about the issue to say.…

Jun 1, 2011 – So while I admire Anthony's selfless refusal to be "distracted" by this issue, I would urge him to reconsider. … CNN obviously sabotaged the tape to make it look as if he was refusing to answer the simplest, most direct questions. … Unfortunately, there was no lawyer in the room to tell him: "Don't say that! They'll have to investigate!"…

Jun 1, 2011 – DALLAS (BP)--The United States military is set to open its ranks to out and professed homosexuals. … Training sessions are being conducted across the military to try to smooth the way. … During last year's lame duck session, Congress voted to repeal the 1993 law prohibiting homosexuals from serving in the military.…

Jun 1, 2011 – According to Reuters: By a vote of 318-97, the chamber overwhelmingly rejected President Barack Obama's call to increase the $14.3 … Because this morning, at about 10 AM, the entire GOP House Conference is trouping down to the White House to meet - for the first time … A woman challenged me saying she attracts large crowds, who want to see her, and want to hear what she has to say.…

May 31, 2011 – the tough stuff: “To back away from this or to get skittish for fear of losing a few seats or even the majority would be … “But it might be a blessing in disguise [prompting us] to make sure the messaging is correct, honest and effective. … Certainly, we need to examine that.”…

May 31, 2011 – Ultimately, this is going to be a slow, steady process in which we’re able to wear down the regime forces.”   … President Obama chose to take action in Libya because of humanitarian concerns and is hoping to see the Libyans make a successful bid … Last week, anti-war House Democrats banded together to endorse an amendment demanding that Obama produce plans to accelerate troop…

Apr 10, 2011 – unfaithful to its own principles. … to "declare" war, an empty formality. … "Nothing was left to prerogative but the president's implicit power 'to repel sudden attacks.'"…

Apr 8, 2011 – Since Harry Reid is busy demonizing the tea party, it's nice to see someone coming to the defense of Americans who voted for tea party…

Apr 8, 2011 – life to curry favor with the president. … Many believe that the intense anger at such a transparent sell-out led to Stupak's decision not to seek re-election and to the end … The new majority in the House voted to do just that, and the "Pence Amendment," named for its sponsor Indiana Congressman Mike Pence…

Apr 7, 2011 – Moments ago, Republicans once again (my count is five) voted to prevent a partial shutdown by passing a one-week funding measure that … Are the Democrats who control the Senate and occupy the White House really going to allow the government to partially shut down tomorrow … Are they willing to go to the mat over $12 billion in cuts and two riders (abortion, Gitmo) that enjoy super-majority support among…

Apr 7, 2011 – In addition to passing term limits that cap politicians’ time in office – the right of voters to recall their elected officials should … raises to his staffers. … steps to do so once they are in office.…

Apr 7, 2011 – Congress can do that just as quickly as it voted $700 billion to bail out the banks in fall 2008. … Medicaid would be converted into block grants to the states, which would give them new incentives to hold down costs. … centralized experts to limit those choices.…

Apr 6, 2011 – to Metro to either a) change their own private organization's personnel policies to a pro-homosexual position or b) lose their opportunity … to do business with the city. … , according to The Tennessean.…