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To the Editor: The health care reform bill is a mess, but what can you expect, given the nature of Congress and the way laws are created.

Former Rep. William Jefferson, D-New Orleans, should face a prison term of less than 10 years when he is sentenced Friday on federal corruption charges, his attorneys said in a filing Monday.

LEXANDRIA, Va. - Federal prosecutors are seeking a prison term of at least 27 years for a former Louisiana congressman convicted of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes.

New Jersey is home to eight House members of the Democrat party. Days ago they witnessed their blue state turn red for the first time in over a decade, to say that they are worried would be an understatement.

Congressman Donald M. Payne of New Jersey is the latest member of the House of Representatives to show support for the Roadmap to End Global Hunger legislation .

The House ethics committee is currently investigating seven African-American lawmakers - more than 15 percent of the total in the House.

NEWARK Putting his own political capital on the line, President Obama headlined a pair of get-out-the-vote rallies for New Jersey Gov.

Democratic leaders told a crowd of thousands at the Prudential Center here that Tuesday's gubernatorial election was about more than the state of New Jersey - it was about President Obama.

The following U.S. House members have come under scrutiny from the House ethics committee for a wide range of issues.

Before addressing the Darfur conference at Kean University, special envoy Gen. Scott Gration, center, spoke with Darfuri participants, from left, Adeeb Yousif, Yahya Osman, and Abdelbagy Abushanab.

Secretary of State Colin Powell signs the historic Comprensive Peace Agreement bringing an end to Sudana s 20-year civil war, in Nairobi, Kenya on Sunday, Jan.

Mohamed A Omar-, foreign secretary of Somalilands opposition KULMIYE party in Washington DC.

A day after the first details began to emerge of the Obama administration's long-awaited policy for Sudan - one that proposes working with the government rather than isolating it - advocates of a tougher approach toward Khartoum said they wished the administration had been stronger.

The Teamsters want to organize 8,000 fleet service workers at Continental Airlines in a bid to push the number of unionized workers at the nation's fourth-largest airline past the halfway mark.

Saints' Courage, Love Make Mark on 21st Century, Say Pilgrims By Carol Glatz Source: Published: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 Tapestries depicting five new saints hang from the facade of St.

Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks preached civil rights and history to some of the most influential men and women in Congress this week, then heard himself praised as their mentor.

Vinnie Brown from Newark's Own Naughty By Nature to select the best rapper from a pool of emerging talent WHO: Council Member-At-Large Donald M. Payne, Jr, Vinnie Brown of Naughty by Nature, Dream Maker Foundation, Quest Ink-Broadcast Team, and National Museum of Hip Hop Foundation WHAT: 18th Annual Rap Masters Competition WHEN: Saturday, October ...

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center launched its 13th season in dramatic fashion tonight, transforming the massive Prudential Hall into an intimate cabaret where guests enjoyed dinner and a performance by Broadway star Christine Ebersole.

Newark native Sheila Oliver grew up among a family of labor leaders and civil rights activists - including a grandmother who organized a union at the Jersey City cigarette factory where she had worked in the 1930s.

Essex County Executive DiVincenzo Opens "Tam-Ring Gibbons Reserve" at Essex County Turtle Back Zoo By Office of the Essex County Executive 9/27/2009 Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr.