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Democratic leaders appeared to make progress Friday night in winning over Sen. Ben Nelson to be their 60th vote to pass a sweeping health care bill by Christmas.

The case Three Navy SEALs charged with mistreating an Iraqi detainee are scheduled to be court-martialed next month.

A second letter has circulated through Congress in support of the three Navy SEALs charged with mishandling a suspected terrorist.

Forty members of Congress are calling on the military commander who ordered the court martial of three Navy SEALs over the alleged punching of a terrorist to dismiss the charges.

Two Navy SEALs have been arraigned in Virginia, accused in the mistreatment of an Iraqi man suspected in the killings of U.S. contractors.

FRA thanked Representative Duncan Hunter for sending a bi-partisan letter signed by 36 other members of Congress to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates expressing "grave concerns" about court-martial proceedings against three Navy SEALS.

As we allow government to cast ever-widening nets over all aspects of our lives, real life-and-death issues - health care, crime and drug use, to name just a few - become little more than political playthings tossed about inside the Washington beltway and state capitals across the country.

The three Navy SEALs accused of detainee abuse, dereliction of duty and lying to investigators have broad public support, but are taking a high-risk gamble.

Members of Congress, including House Minority Leader John Boehner , want Defense Secretary Robert Gates to intervene in the court martial of three Navy SEALs, one of whom is charged with punching a terror suspect, while all three are charged with lying about the alleged incident.

Two Navy SEALs accused in the mistreatment of an Iraqi suspect in the 2004 slayings of four U.S. contractors were arraigned in military court Monday, and one SEAL said he was gratified by support from the public and some members of Congress.

Two Navy SEALs accused of mistreating an alleged terrorist denied the charges Monday - one during a formal arraignment and the other in more plain-spoken terms after the court proceeding.

My favorite newspaper columnist John Kass' interview of Andy McKenna was superbly subtle which eluded some media critics.

A list of the 20 most economically stressed counties with populations over 25,000 and their October 2009 Stress scores, according to The Associated Press Economic Stress Index: 1. Imperial County, Calif., 33.44 2. Yuma County, Ariz., 25.37 Senate roll vote on women's health Senate roll vote on women's health The 61-39 roll call Thursday by which ...

Two Navy SEALs are scheduled to be arraigned Monday in military court on charges that they mistreated an Iraqi suspect in the gory slayings of four U.S. contractors in Fallujah.

A third-phase U.S. Navy student in Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training fires his rifle down range during a night live-fire exercise on San Clemente Island, Calif., Dec.

Lawmakers are seeking a reprieve for three Navy SEALs facing court-martial because one allegedly punched a suspect after arresting him for an ambush killing of U.S. contractors in Iraq.

The images of the slain, burned and mutilated Blackwater contractors hanging from a bridge in Fallujah, Iraq, in 2004 -- with cheering crowds around them -- shocked the United States.

Ita s often said that generals fight the last war. A Thata s not always the case in the American experience.

Reporting from Sacramento - California may be known as the cradle of computer innovation, but several state agencies can't get their computers to perform essential functions despite hundreds of millions of dollars in cost overruns for repair and upgrade work.

Photo/Tammy Curtis Donald Britell, community executive and Christy Williams with Simmon's Bank present red ribbons to Cherokee Elementary students Eli Sisco and Morgan Wutke.