D.C. Gay Marriage Bill May Soon Go to Congress
“Republicans believe that marriage is and should remain between a man and a woman,— he said in an e-mail, “and this is certainly an issue we continue to monitor closely.
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“Republicans believe that marriage is and should remain between a man and a woman,— he said in an e-mail, “and this is certainly an issue we continue to monitor closely.
As the chief architect of the GOP’s day-to-day messaging, Alexander has even counseled his colleagues in the past to avoid the purely partisan fights, arguing they should instead focus on substantive policy
Zacarias Moussaoui, the “20th hijacker,— was tried and convicted without incident in a court in Alexandria, Va., in 2006. He, too, is serving life in prison.
House Democrats leading the charge for comprehensive immigration reform are taking a new tack in their efforts to send a bill to President Barack Obama next spring: Do it without Republicans.
They need it to pack enough punch to boost employment rolls without exacerbating growing public fears over the size of the deficit.
Here’s a fact that is worthy of lawmakers’ attention: Methanol is currently selling internationally, without any subsidy, for $1 per gallon. [IMGCAP(1)] Why is this important?
Sophisticated online exchanges like eHealth should be part of the solution.
drugs should be approved.
For the first time, an American president has demanded that the Arab states take confidence-building measures in response to Israel�s concessions without waiting for final treaties to be signed.The bottom
Responsibility and Ethics in Washington issued its complaint Tuesday in a letter to the Office of Congressional Ethics, which reviews potential rules breaches and recommends whether the House ethics committee should
McConnell is in his second term as Minority Leader, and he is certainly not without his critics. He’s reserved and soft-spoken, enters the spotlight reluctantly and likes to avoid controversy.
“It is our responsibility … to speak with a moral voice, that everyone should be cared for and that no one should be deliberately killed,— said Cardinal Francis George, the archbishop of Chicago
The president should not lecture the Chinese about global warming. China faces too many real environmental dangers to waste time on a hoax like climate change.
Nonetheless, the conclusion is not surprising since the party, adrift and seemingly without direction, has been continually looking to the Gipper’s playbook for some kind of guidance about where it should
“The president has said repeatedly that he doesn’t believe the bill should change the status quo as it relates to the issue of abortion,— Axelrod said.While Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has
As the special interests load up for the final fight and the politicians prepare for the last debates, there is one special interest whose protection should not be debatable � kids.
After surviving a bomb that was detonated by a suicide bomber near the city of Fallujah in 2004, Derek returned home from Iraq without a leg — and in horrific pain.As efforts to reform health care continue
That doesn’t mean these institutions shouldn’t have to follow the rules, but any changes should be mindful of the regulatory and compliance burden these small institutions already face.
The gubernatorial results should remind us that context matters and that over the past six months, the political context has changed dramatically.
[IMGCAP(1)] Similarly, laws should protect children who make impulsive, criminal decisions from being exposed to irreversible life sentences.According to the American Medical Association, adolescents as