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Winston-Salem Journal - Thu Dec 24, 12:22 pm ET
North Carolina will be 37,000 to 75,000 people short of gaining a 14th seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, according to experts tracking U.S. Census Bureau estimates of state population.
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The Herald Democrat - Thu Dec 24, 2:26 am ET
Joshua Kowert of Sherman, an adjunct economics professor at Collin County Community College, announced his candidacy for the Republican Party nomination to the U.S. House of Representatives for Texas 4th Congressional District.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 24, 7:23 am ET
The US Senate passed a sweeping health care reform bill early Thursday to extend coverage to 31 million Americans, landing President Barack Obama a major political victory.
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LAist - Thu Dec 24, 4:15 pm ET
Mr Mouse | Photo by ccharmon via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr The US Senate convened today -- the day before Christmas -- and passed the Senate's version of the famed health insurance reform bill, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This bill will move into conference committee with the House of Representatives' version of the bill in January, before finall passage (Previous ...
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Hartford Courant - Thu Dec 24, 7:57 am ET
Despite continued population gains in such high-growth states as Texas, California and North Carolina — the so-called Frostbelt to Sunbelt transformation of America — Connecticut's population has remained relatively stable and the state is expected to retain its five congressional seats after a new census count next year.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 23, 8:53 am ET
US Congress has approved a trade bill extending duty-free treatment to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru for another year.
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Cape Cod Times - Thu Dec 24, 8:40 am ET
WASHINGTON — The US Senate has passed President Barack Obama's landmark health care overhaul in a climactic Christmas Eve vote, extending medical insurance to 30 million Americans.
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WashingtonTV - Thu Dec 24, 8:52 am ET
Washington, 24 December (WashingtonTV)—The US Senate on Thursday passed an 871 billion dollar health care reform bill by a 60-39 vote, after 24 consecutive days of debate on the legislation.
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EARTHtimes.org - Thu Dec 24, 7:50 am ET
Washington - The US Senate passed legislation on Thursday designed to bring sweeping reforms to the health care system for the first time in decades, extending insurance to up to 30 million Americans. The 60-39 vote is a historic achievement for Demo...
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EARTHtimes.org - Thu Dec 24, 7:35 am ET
Washington - The US Senate passed legislation on Thursday designed to bring sweeping reforms to the health care system for the first time in decades, extending insurance to up to 30 million Americans. The 60-39 vote is a major achievement for Democra...
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Fox News - Sat Dec 26, 3:34 pm ET
After New England's last standing GOP representative in the U.S. House of Representatives was voted out in last year's elections, Republicans there are facing down a tough set of governors' races in 2010.
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EARTHtimes.org - Sat Dec 19, 9:57 am ET
Washington - The US Senate approved Saturday the Obama administration's defence spending bill calling for a record 626 billion dollars in the current fiscal year. The vote was 88 to 10. With the lower House of Representatives already havng approved t...
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BusinessWeek - Sat Dec 26, 2:57 pm ET
A passenger attempted to blow up a flight bound for Detroit from Amsterdam in what “definitely appears to be Al-Qaeda related” the top Republican on the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security said.
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EARTHtimes.org - Wed Dec 23, 10:49 pm ET
Washington - The US Senate was set to pass legislation Thursday to overhaul the health care system with the largest reforms in decades that would extend insurance coverage to more than 30 million people. The Senate voted 60-39 Wednesday afternoon to ...
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Arkansas News Bureau - Sat Dec 26, 5:00 pm ET
Hot rumor for a slow day: David Sanders, the former Stephens Media columnist who had a week’s employment as Stanley Reed’s campaign manager for a U.S. Senate race before Reed dropped out, may be a candidate himself. Word is circulating that he’ll run for the west Little Rock state House of Representatives seat now held by Dan [...]