AP - Sen. Edward Kennedy's battle with a malignant brain tumor is likely to put a dramatic personal stamp on a health care cause he first championed nearly 40 years ago: The nation's war on cancer. -- read full article
Tue, 27 May 2008 18:39:05 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
AP - Sen. Edward Kennedy took the helm of his sailboat "Mya" on Monday and rode a stiff southern wind from Nantucket back to Hyannis in a regatta just a week after undergoing a brain biopsy that diagnosed him with cancer.
AFP - Veteran US Senator Edward Kennedy took the helm of his yacht Monday in a sailing regatta just a week after doctors performed a brain biopsy that diagnosed him with cancer.
AP - A conservative, free-market advocacy group will begin airing ads this week pressing Senate Republicans and Democrats to vote against a bill that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. -- read full article
Tue, 27 May 2008 05:00:07 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
AFP - White House hopeful Hillary Clinton marched into the Democrats' final full week of campaigning in defiant form Sunday, vowing no surrender to Barack Obama despite the crippling odds against her.
Bloomberg - May 25 (Bloomberg) -- Supporters of Senators John McCain
and Barack Obama, who are seeking their party's presidential
nominations, clashed today over competing proposals aimed at
relieving Americans from record oil prices. -- read full article
Sun, 25 May 2008 17:40:46 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
AFP - Former US congressman Bob Barr was chosen Sunday to be the Libertarian Party's candidate for November's presidential election, a move that could hurt Republican presumptive nominee John McCain.
AP - Sen. Edward Kennedy felt well enough Monday after his brain cancer diagnosis to compete in the second day of an annual sailboat race between Nantucket and Cape Cod.
AP - California Rep. Laura Richardson claimed Friday that her Sacramento, Calif., home was sold into foreclosure without her knowledge and contrary to an agreement with her lender.
AP - The Pentagon's internal watchdog is investigating a government public relations effort that relied on retired military officers to defend the administration's Iraq war policies. -- read full article
Sat, 24 May 2008 14:58:59 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
Bloomberg - May 23 (Bloomberg) -- The blogosphere is buzzing about
speculation, fanned by a reports on CNN and in New York Times,
that Hillary Clinton may become Barack Obama's vice presidential
running mate. Both senators' campaigns denied that talks were
under way to end their Democratic presidential nomination
contest. -- read full article
Fri, 23 May 2008 18:08:26 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
AP - Barack Obama inched closer to securing the Democratic presidential nomination on Friday, picking up five delegates, including a California congressman who switched his allegiance from Hillary Rodham Clinton.
AP - New Mexico voters have never seen this many open congressional seats: None of the state's three House members is seeking re-election, nor is longtime Sen. Pete Domenici.