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Sgt. Salei Sale of A-BTRY 2/377 PFAR Task Force Steel fires his M4 during a training session at Forward Operating Base Tillman.

On Saturday, the 4th of Thul-Hijjah 1430 the Sacramento Valley chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations held their 7th Annual Fundraising Banquet.

Minneapolis attorney Lynne Torgerson has filed paperwork to run for Congress in the 5th District against incumbent Keith Ellison.

If the White House and congressional leaders get their way, the vaunted new oversight council charged with overseeing systemic risk in the financial markets will actually be a house organ of the Treasury Department, lacking the independence required to challenge decisions by government regulators, among others.

U.S. Rep Collin Peterson's vote in the House against health care reform was unusual in that his district has a high rate of uninsured.

In an October 1974 cable to Democratic Senator Henry "Scoop" Jackson, following passage of his legislation helping Soviet Jews emigrate, Israel's Foreign Minister Yigal Allon wrote that "your efforts in this matter manifest once again your deep understanding of our needs and your constant support of the cause of Israel." What a difference 35 years ...

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.-- A new book listing the 500 most influential Muslims has just been released by The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center in concert with Georgetown University's Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, reports The Muslim Observer.

Just back from Afghanistan, Rep. Lois Capps said this week the country's new democracy is impressive but that relations between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and parliament need to be strengthened.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid speaks about healthcare reform legislation during a news conference at the Capitol on Thursday.

A 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS investigation gives new meaning to the term "flying solo." Xcel Energy employees fly on private jets, that some days, are nearly empty and you pay millions for it.

A story universally missed last week was the extraordinary debate that occurred in Congress in advance of a vote on a resolution against the Goldstone Report.

Members of Health Care for America Now will hold a rally and potluck Thursday in St.

M. Caulfield / WireImage.com The controversial cable titan was so angry over a Web site parodying his show that he sued - and lost.

Both supporters and opponents of health care reform are mobilizing in the wake of last weekend's U.S. House vote, looking to get out their message through rallies, phone calls and ads.

Millions more women may be subject to abortion restrictions. Last update: November 10, 2009 - 6:36 PM HOW THEY VOTED Five of Minnesota's congressional representatives voted for the Stupak amendment: Democrats James Oberstar and Collin Peterson, as well as Republicans Michele Bachmann, John Kline and Erik Paulsen.

On November 4, the House of Representatives voted 344-36 in favor of a resolution condemning the Goldstone Report, which chronicled the war crimes committed during last year's Gaza war.

Unions in Minnesota and across the country are praising U.S. House passage of historic health reform that will expand coverage and cut costs.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is greeted by other Democrats at a news conference about the House vote on health care reform on Capitol Hill Saturday.

U.S. Rep. Brian Baird appeared on the Al Jazeera television network last week to discuss his House vote in support of a United Nations report that concluded Israel violated international human rights conventions in its bombing of Palestinian Gaza 10 months ago.

Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn., extended her sympathies Friday to the family of U.S. Army Private First Class Kham Xiong, a resident of St.