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South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, whose tryst with an Argentine lover blossomed into a wide-ranging scandal, is accused of breaking ethics laws by using taxpayer money for pricey airline seats, taking state planes for personal and political trips and occasionally tapping his campaign chest to reimburse himself for travel.

Thousands of Americans are without jobs. Others are losing their homes, facing cutbacks in hours or furloughs.

November 18, 2009 5:12 pm ET - Following Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to hold criminal trials for five Guantnamo detainees, nightly news broadcasts on NBC and ABC have reported on conservative criticism of the move but ignored the endorsement of numerous conservative scholars and officials, including Americans for Tax Reform president ...

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin answers questions from the media at the meeting of the National Governor's Association after the governors spoke with President-Elect Barack Obama and Vice-President -Elect Joe Biden at Independence Hall December 2, 2008 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The president of the local teachers union said using student test scores in teacher evaluations won't change what happens in the Kenosha Unified School District much.

A Democratic Congressman from Virginia has, hopefully, shamed the vast majority of his colleagues in Congress , by expressing some distinctly old-fashioned beliefs: Rep.

Rep. Thomas Perriello looks like he's making a play for the Democrats' profile in courage list.

Democrat Scott A. Slater will assume the state House of Representatives seat of his late father, the long-serving state Rep.

As the 2010 campaign cycle begins in earnest, the central question in the House of Representatives is how many seats will Republicans win ? Few political observers or elected officials doubt that an energized GOP has a headwind at its back.

Democrat Reps. Thomas Perriello , Mary Jo Kilroy and Steve Driehaus are three lawmakers who have found themselves vulnerable in the aftermath of the politically charged health care vote.

Reveling in the Virginia Republican top-ticket sweep, the party is hoping to build on its momentum and take at least four House seats from Democrats next year, compounding the home state losses of Gov.

An AARP banner is held by Mary Bach at a rally in Washington, D.C., April 2002. WASHINGTON a ' In a coup for House Democrats, AARP will endorse sweeping health care overhaul legislation headed for a history-making floor vote, officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

By Charles Lewis More than 50 years after the words "under God" were inserted into the U.S. pledge of allegiance a new court case could help settle once and for all if those words violate the American tradition of the separation of church and state.

A Coast Guard Auxiliary insignia is seen on the aircraft of Cmdr. John Friedlander.

The cards are still on the table for people on both sides of the casino issue. Supporters and opponents will have a chance to weigh-in during a public hearing at the State House.

Not a partisan matter: getting our soldiers and vets proper mental health care By Rep.

New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine speaks with the media after signing legislation to eliminate the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment without eligibility for parole December 17, 2007 at the State House in Trenton, New Jersey.

Is there a single Alabama lawmaker willing to propose raising taxes before an election year? Yes, but he may be lonely.

Top legislators on Beacon Hill are proposing that a special commission decide the locations of possible casinos, clearing the path for consideration of gaming legislation without a divisive debate about sites for casinos.

Radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh makes remarks at the National Association of Broadcasters in 2003 in Philadelphia, Penn.