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Sadly, it seems that Alaska may no longer be an accurate microcosm of America. Or at least not in the eyes of Sarah Palin, who, via Facebook on Saturday night, sought to reassure her following and encourage them to "hold on to hope" and remained girded to "fight hard because Congressional action tonight just put America on a path toward an ...

Two U.S. Congressmen Friday introduced federal legislation that would fund creation of HOPE programs around the country.

In 2005, 19-year-old Jamie Leigh Jones of Houston was working for Halliburton/KBR in the Green Zone, Iraq.

We were all appalled at the recent news of the gang-rape of a 15-year-old high school student outside of her high school homecoming dance in Richmond, Calif.

Why do they hate America? When it's a choice between strengthening the Patriot Act, or showing up for the Tea Party Patriots, what's a GOP lawmaker to do? We'll give you one guess... Several Republican members of Congress yesterday blew off votes on the signature anti-terror legislation of the post 9/11 era to attend Michele Bachmann's Tea Party ...

In one last salvo aimed at the House Democratic plan to overhaul health care, Houston-area Republican congressmen claimed Wednesday that famed medical institutions such as the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and the Texas Medical Center will suffer the brunt of a federally controlled medical system.

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The nation's missing children have one. There's even one for criminals. But there's no national database for missing adults in the United States.

John O'Quinn is being remembered as a bigger-than-life figure with a big heart. O'Quinn, one of Houston's most prominent attorneys, was killed in a single-car crash on Allen Parkway Thursday morning.

Have you heard about H.R. 3695, the "Help Find the Missing Act ," introduced by Representatives Chris Murphy and Ted Poe ? This important legislation would aid in filling the gaps in the nation's missing persons system and would help bring closure to the loved ones of the missing.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell did not acknowledge a connection between head injuries on the football field and later brain diseases while defending the league's policies on concussions before Congress on Wednesday.

SECRETARY CLINTON RECEIVES IMPORTANT CYPRUS COMMUNICATION SIGNED BY OVER 30% OF U.S. CONGRESS WASHINGTON, DC, October 26, 2009 -- Today the U.S. Congress sent Secretary of State Hillary Clinton a letter signed by 132 Members of Congress expressing support for the Administration's efforts to avoid mistakes of failed efforts of the past in helping ...

Legislators protest barriers to drilling WASHINGTON - Sixty-nine lawmakers, including Reps.

As Rachel reports, it looks like the vote taken by 30 Republicans to protect contractors rather than rape victims is not playing very well for them in their local papers.

On October 21, Congress passed the Ryan White Extension Act of 2009, which provides for continued funding of HIV/AIDS treatment and other services.

Full Comment's Araminta Wordsworth brings you a regular dose of international punditry at its finest.

Georgia's Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson joined 28 other Republican U.S. senators recently in voting against an amendment that would have denied funding to government contractors who deny their employees the right to seek justice in court when they have been raped by their fellow workers.

Lay Offs and Higher Prices? News KBMT Story Created: Oct 19, 2009 at 5:22 PM CDT Story Updated: Oct 19, 2009 at 5:25 PM CDT A lawmaker says legislation aimed at improving air quality could cost Southeast Texas thousands of jobs.

It's being billed as 'A Time for Justice' fundraiser. Nacho Ramos and Jose Compean will be headed back to court in order to clear their names.

Tennessee Senators Alexander and Corker decided to vote against a proposal to allow victims of rape to have a day in court - along with 28 other Republican senators this week.