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Today we celebrate that stirring day in history, July 4, 1812, when the first president of the United States, Benjamin Franklin, emerged from the old State House in Boston, held up the new Constitution freshly penned by Thomas Jefferson of New York, and announced to the cheers of the gathered throng that, "These United Colonies are, and of right ...

I'm a home health professional concerned about the quality and access of home care for older Mississippians.

Even though the total amounts to less than 2/3 of 1 percent of the Fiscal Year 2009 Supplemental Appropriations bill signed into law by President Obama last week, the $668 million allocated to continue the recovery from Hurricane Katrina will make a world of difference in Mississippi.

On Monday afternoon, the Senate Republicans Conference held a hearing on climate-change.A The eight speakers gave brief presentations on the energy crisis, the Democrats' proposed national cap-and-trade energy tax, and the damaging effects it would have on our economy.A Their unanimous conclusion:A nuclear energy is the solution.

A Mississippi teenager is missing off Costa Rica after a Pacific Ocean wave washed him out to sea Sunday night hours after he arrived with others on a mission trip.

It was a given when the $787 billion federal stimulus package was signed into law by President Obama last February that it would take time for that money to trickle down.

Temp: 82.0 F Heat Index: 86 F Meridian, Key Field, MS U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker has met with President Obama's pick for the U.S. Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor.

The White House just released its schedule for Judge Sonia Sotomayor for Tuesday, June 23, and one of Ohio's U.S. senators is on the list.

The emergency war funding bill that President Barack Obama is expected to sign soon has mushroomed into a catch-all for many lawmakers' favorite projects.

The U.S. House has passed a large defense appropriations bill that also contains $439 million for restoring the Barrier Islands and $80 million for housing vouchers.

Julius Genachowski, President Obama's nominee to become chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, told a Senate committee Tuesday that he does not plan to resuscitate the "Fairness Doctrine"-- a rule that regulated how broadcast stations covered controversial issues, until it was repealed in the '80s. "No, senator I don't support ...

U.S. Rep. Gregg Harper regularly checks his Facebook page to catch up on what constituents are saying.

Gov. Haley Barbour said President Obama had opposed supplemental funds such as the more than $500 million Congress approved for Mississippi on Thursday, but state officials convinced the president it was critical for recovery.

As part of a war spending bill approved Thursday, Congress agreed to spend $439 million to restore a 45-mile stretch of Mississippi's barrier islands, according to a news release from the office of U.S. Sen.

Four U.S. senators have asked the Federal Communications Commission to review exclusive deals between the nation's wireless carriers and handset makers, such as AT&T's deal for Apple, Inc.'s iPhone.

Do exclusive relationships between handset makers and cell phone carriers, like AT&T has with Apple's iPhone, help or hurt consumers? Senators grilled AT&T executive Paul Roth about the issue on Wednesday after hearing constituents' complaints about lack of competition.

Four US Senators have written to the Federal Communications Commission to urge Commissioner Michael Copps to review the exclusive arrangements between wireless carriers and cell phone manufacturers.

Four U.S. senators have asked the Federal Communications Commission to look into whether exclusive deals between wireless carriers and makers of mobile phones limit options for consumers.

It's showtime this week for overhauling health care. President Obama kicked things off Monday at the American Medical Association in Chicago.

Several U.S. senators urged regulators on Monday to review exclusive arrangements regarding mobile handset technology between wireless carriers and cell phone makers and how they affect competition and choice in the marketplace.