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After all this time, Rep. Dan Burton may have been right. Remember just a few weeks ago, when Burton offered an amendment that would require a six-month study on the security of the House chamber and whether or not closing the House galleries would be a "cost- effective" measure to keep Congress safe? Of course, it was rejected in the Rules ...

Blessing in disguise When local elected officials learned Chrysler LLC would not pay $12.2 million in personal property taxes this year, some hoped for a state loan.

Rep. Dan Burton, R-Ind., might face four challengers in next year's Republican primary.

American taxpayers could be given access to documents surrounding the Delphi Corp.'s attempt to move pensions for salaried retirees to a federal pension agency.

T. Boone Pickens speaks to supporters of ending horse consumption at a campaign fundraiser for Rep.

Friday, June 26, 2009 Just Call Him King Howard Co. Republican Chairman Craig Dunn referred to Indianapolis businessman P.E. MacAllister as a "kingmaker" conducting his own "star chamber" primary reports WISH- TV's Jim Shella .

Pressure on lawmakers to extend and increase the federal tax credit for home buyers has intensified in recent weeks.

A job fair is being held until 5:00 pm Monday at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion.

Facing an unusual grilling from Congress, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday denied that he used heavy-handed tactics to push through Bank of America's deal to buy Merrill Lynch even while the investment bank's financial condition was deteriorating.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke withstood a grilling Thursday from lawmakers on the far left and far right about his handling of the banking crisis last winter, displaying a grace and authority that likely will improve his chances of being reappointed in January.

Fed chairman Ben Bernanke's memory seems to be failing at an amazingly convenient time, for Bernanke.

Democratic Reps. Andre Carson and Baron Hill were the only members of Indiana's delegation to vote in favor of a bill to force reductions in greenhouse gases blamed for global warming.

Gov. Sanford isn't the only "family values" philanderer and hypocrite. S ome columns are easier to write than others.

Speakers at a workshop on how to better connect East Central Indiana communities on Thursday questioned whether the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act would help the region -- and they said the American Clean Energy and Security Act could kill ECI.

Facing an unusual political trial, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke disputed accusations Thursday that he pressured Bank of America to acquire Merrill Lynch in a deal that cost taxpayers $20 billion.

Burton produced statements from Paulson suggesting Bernanke leaned on Bank of America, even threatening CEO Ken Lewis' job, to push through the Merrill Lynch deal.

Will the $8,000 homebuyer tax credit be extended, or possibly even expanded? Maybea Or maybe not.

If one Congressman had his way, the floor of the House of Representatives would be sealed off from you, me and all our terrorist friends.

Rep. Dan Burton seems afraid of being on the House floor. Burton offered an amendment to H.R. 2918 that said the following: "Would require the Comptroller General to submit a report to the Committee on House Administration within 6 months of enactment analyzing the security arrangements of the House Chamber, including whether enclosing the House ...