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WASHINGTON: Former President Bill Clinton told anxious Senate Democrats on Tuesday to pass a health care bill soon because the U.S. economy can't resist the toxic combination of exorbitant medical costs and nearly 50 million uninsured for much longer.

Fattened by a summer-long feast of insects, northwestern New Jersey's bat population is heading to caves, abandoned mines and maybe even a few homes to hibernate for the winter.

Congress will vote on Healthcare Reform this week. Today, we have sent 2 busloads to Washington, DC for a "Congressional House Call" If you were unable to attend the trip to Washington, please consider making a "Congressional House Call" locally.

A year is an eternity in politics, but unlike poll results, election results do mark the time in a firm way.

"Their behavior challenges everything that we're about here. If you don't like it, turn your back and walk out.

E.J. Dionne writes for The Washington Post Writers Group. Comments:a grad@northjersey.com. TUESDAY'S ELECTIONS were a rebuke to the right wing and a warning to Democrats.

Republican Chris Christie toppled Democratic Gov. Jon S. Corzine, capturing the New Jersey governor's office on a wave fueled by voters anxious about their economic future.

A threatened Republican boycott of a Senate committee's consideration of climate legislation is exposing the sharp partisan divide over a Democratic proposal to combat global warming.Republicans for the most part plan to stay away from a meeting of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Tuesday as the panel begins deliberations over ...

What do they call it in New Jersey when 44 politicians are arrested for corruption at the same time? "Thursday." -- Jersey politics are so dirty it can make a Chicagoan wince.

Congress approved nearly $2 million on Thursday for research that would help scientists better understand and combat the mysterious fungus that has been linked to the deaths of more than a million bats in New Jersey and eight other states.

Congress approved $1.9 million in federal funding tonight to probe the mysterious ailment killing bats throughout the Northeast .

The Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot their Minneapolis destination by 150 miles have prompted the Obama administration to broaden its look at distracted driving to include distracted flying, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Wednesday.

Sen. Frank Lautenberg accused Republican colleagues of staging an "unreality show" today at the opening of a Senate hearing because committee members were complaining about the number of pages needed for a climate change bill.

For months, Senate aides, lobbyists and environmentalists have fretted that Barbara Boxer's abrasive legislative style would tank the climate bill.

North Farmington High School Principal Rick Jones is back from Washington, D.C., having been named Michigan High School Principal of the Year.

With all of the allegations swirling around pertaining to the connective tissue between Chris Christie the gubernatorial candidate and Chris Christie the U.S. Attorney, it was only a matter of time before this happened : New Jersey's senior U.S. Senator has called for a Justice Department investigation into whether former First Assistant U.S.

A provision in the Senate version of the fiscal year 2010 Department of State and foreign affairs spending bill that would permanently repeal the "global gag rule" is drawing fire from antiabortion-rights groups, CQ Today reports.

An independent candidate may help decide who wins on Nov. 3. It is not unusual to see campaigns turn ugly in New Jersey , and to say that this year's gubernatorial contest is the ugliest in memory may be a stretch.

A November 2008 file photo of U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg . New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg is calling for a federal investigation into allegations that Chris Christie, the Republican candidate for governor, used his office for political gain while he was U.S. attorney.

To watch a video replay of Joe Biden's campaign stop for Gov. Jon Corzine in Edison on Monday, visit www.dailyrecord.com/biden . EDISON - Vice President Joseph Biden was among political friends Monday, speaking at a rally at Middlesex County College in support of the re-election bid of Gov.