WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans and Democrats took turns politely in a historic recitation of the Constitution from the House floor Thursday, but the decorum hardly meant they were in agreement. (more…)
CHICAGO (AP) - One in five heart defibrillators may be implanted for questionable reasons without solid evidence that the devices will help, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis. (more…)
CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who has largely avoided the public eye of late, said in a rare interview Saturday that he is a public servant, not a perfect one, and didn’t rule out a future run at higher office. (more…)
CHICAGO (AP) - Rahm Emanuel’s attorneys have released hundreds of documents ahead of a hearing where the former White House chief of staff is expected to testify about whether he’s eligible to run for mayor. (more…)
CHICAGO (AP) — The issue over whether Rahm Emanuel has a legal right to run for mayor of Chicago may be coming to a head. (more…)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate’s top Democrats and Republicans will keep their positions following leadership elections Tuesday as Congress convened for a lame-duck session. (more…)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sarah Palin is the most polarizing of the potential 2012 Republican presidential candidates, while impressions of Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney lean more positive, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll. As for the rest — Pawlenty, Barbour, Thune, Daniels — most Americans say, “Who?” (more…)



