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Just when it appeared that Congress was about to erase one of the social-conservative legacies of the George W. Bush administration -- abstinence-only sex education programs -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is trying to bring it back. Full Story »

America's hospital emergency rooms are chronically clogged with patients, and the problem seems to get worse with each passing year. The rate of emergency room use grew nearly 20 percent between 1996 and 2006, when the average wait to see an emergency care physician reached nearly an hour. Some health experts warn that overuse of emergency rooms drives up hospital costs for everybody. Full Story »

To be frank, Congress isn't known for applying clear logic and rational thinking to federal tax policy. As often as not, the opposite seems to be true. Evidence of this lies in the confusing, overlapping and sometimes contradictory elements of tax law, as well as in the reverence nowadays accorded the noble, if flawed, effort to untangle the mess with a complete overhaul of the code in 1986. Full Story »

At least until President Obama appears next week for the climax of the United Nations climate change summit, the biggest challenge facing the United States officials in Copenhagen may be dispelling the specter of Al Gore. Full Story »

In his weekly address, President Barack Obama on Saturday continued last week's focus on jobs and the economy, claiming credit for preventing a financial meltdown earlier this year and vowing to make combating unemployment his priority. Full Story »

The National Federation of Independent Business of the 21st century looks a lot like your father's small-business lobby. . Full Story »

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Dick Wadhams, the Colorado Republican party chairman and campaign manager for Sen. John Thune's 2004 defeat of then-Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.), has penned a fundraising letter for Republican Sue Lowden's Nevada Senate campaign. Full Story »

Even after two days of congressional testimony by top Obama administration officials about the president's plan to send 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan, House Republican leader John A. Boehner said he still has unanswered questions. Full Story »