Bloomberg - Aug. 27 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Senator Ted Stevens, whose 39-
year congressional career has been imperiled by his indictment
last month, won his Alaska Republican primary election. -- read full article
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:47:42 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
AP - Six more senators on Tuesday joined a bipartisan group of 10 senators backing a bill they say will break the stalemate over offshore drilling in Congress. -- read full article
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:25:28 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
Reuters - Republican John McCain on Tuesday
questioned rival Barack Obama's belief in American leadership
in world affairs with two days to go before the Democratic
senator accepts his party's nomination for U.S. president.
AP - A lawyer and former Army officer won a tight Republican primary in Florida and will now face the Democrat who took office when Rep. Mark Foley resigned in disgrace two years ago.
Bloomberg - Aug. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Democrat Patrick Murphy is the only
Iraq War veteran in Congress, so when he argues for a swift
withdrawal of U.S. troops, people tend to listen. -- read full article
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 04:01:01 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
AP - Three Republicans were vying Tuesday for a chance to take back the congressional seat the GOP lost when Rep. Mark Foley resigned in disgrace two years ago.
AP - A federal judge who ruled last month that top White House advisers must comply with congressional subpoenas refused to put that ruling on hold Tuesday while the Bush administration appeals. -- read full article
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:25:58 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
AP - Democrats opened their national convention on Monday, seeking peace in the family as they pursue victory in the fall for Barack Obama and his historic quest for the White House.
AP - Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican in Senate history, faces six challengers Tuesday in Alaska's primary, but his recent indictment on corruption charges poses little threat to Stevens' quest for the GOP nomination to seek a seventh full term.
AP - Democrats ridiculed several Republican congressional candidates for planning to skip their party's nominating convention in St. Paul next week. It turns out many Democrats are using the same strategy. -- read full article
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:09:58 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
AP - Sen. Ted Stevens accused the Justice Department of trying to smear his character Monday as he prepared to defend his seat in a crowded Republican primary election.
AP - Ailing Sen. Edward M. Kennedy prepared to rally Democrats with an appearance at the opening of the Democratic National Convention on Monday as Democrats struggled to present a unified front amid tensions left over from their bruising primary battle.
AP - Barack Obama's choice of Joe Biden as a running mate sets the bar for John McCain. The Republican could use his own pugnacious No. 2 to deliver attack lines and a solid debate performance.
AP - A black delegate for Hillary Rodham Clinton says she was called an "Uncle Tom" by Illinois Senate President Emil Jones, one of Barack Obama's political mentors.
Bloomberg - Aug. 24 (Bloomberg) -- The Democratic governors of two
states that the party is targeting in the November presidential
election said Barack Obama's choice of Senator Joseph Biden as a
running mate will reassure voters who question the presumptive
nominee's experience on foreign policy and national security.
