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(CNN) - Two members of the U.S. House were particularly remorseful Friday night after missing the crucial oath of office ceremony for the 112th Congress which took place on Wednesday. GOP Congressmen Pete Sessions of Texas and Mike Fitzpatrick of …

WASHINGTON — Democrats and congressional Watchdog groups accused Republicans on Friday of illegally holding a campaign Fundraiser in the Capitol complex during this week's swearing-in ceremonies for lawmakers. One group said it would ask H…

Today, members of the U.S. House voted 257-159 to retract votes cast by Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick and Pete Sessions before the congressmen were properly sworn into the 112thCongress. Fitzpatrick, who represents parts of Bucks, Montgomery, and Philadel…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A theater revival of a different sort is being staged at a historic playhouse that was facing the final curtain. The Bucks County Playhouse in the Philadelphia suburb of New Hope, which went into Foreclosure and closed la…

Published: Jan. 5, 2011 at 11:30 PM Middle Tennessee vs. Miami-Ohio, 8 p.m. St. Louis at Toronto, 7 p.m. NEW YORK, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Elizabeth Edwards, the late wife of one-time U.S. vice-presidential nominee John Edwards, has left everything to he…

Rep. Peter King (R., N.Y.), the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, tells National Review Online that the 87-strong class of Republican freshmen is not only Hawkish on fiscal issues, but on the national-security front, too. “I…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Wide Receiver Dwayne Bowe and guard Brian Waters, two of Kansas City’s three Pro Bowlers, missed practice Wednesday. Coach Todd Haley said both were out because of illness. He declined to say whether both will b…

Back in the summer, when it began to look like the Tea Party might get a boatload of political neophytes elected to Congress, Senator-turned-lobbyist Trent Lott sounded an alarm for Washington's influence industry. "As soon as they get here," Lo…