Sen. Joe Lieberman announced Wednesday that he will retire when his term expires in 2012, saying the time has come to move on after 40 years in politics, 24 of them in the Senate. The independent Democrat and onetime vice-presidential nominee sa…
Read more >>Senator Kent Conrad of North Dakota on Tuesday became the first Democrat to announce he would not run for re-election in 2012, handing Republicans an early pickup opportunity in a state where they grabbed the other Senate seat and lone Congressio…
Read more >>Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) is retiring. He sent an email to supporters Tuesday morning announcing the news. In it, he said he was forgoing a Reelection bid because he didn't want the "distraction" of a campaign. "There are serious challenges…
Read more >>As we delve into both the high and the low points of last year, we should note that even at the darkest of times a bit of humor can always be found--especially when it comes to politics. Our most recent column covered the often hilirious events th…
Read more >>Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has used the 's' word. While the White House and Republicans have been reluctant to characterize the sweeping tax-cut deal as another "stimulus" package, the Nevada Democrat isn't so reticent. "Wh…
Read more >>All of us are quite aware of the continued Deficit spending that has gone on ever since the Republican majority Congress held the Clinton Administration expenditures to a Balanced Budget. However, once the Clinton White House left office under a d…
Read more >>We all knew it was coming and now here it is. I’m sure The One will be game, too: He’s hinted about bringing Schwarzenegger onto the team before, and now that the tax deal’s finally given his Approval Rating a pulse, why not pu…
Read more >>WASHINGTON — For dairy farmers bracing for higher feed costs next year, the extension of Tax Cuts proposed in Congress sounds like a good way to save — but their cows may end up eating much of the money. That's because the bill e…
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