For the first three seasons of his NHL career in Ottawa, Andrej Meszaros experienced his share of ups and downs. ...more

December 13, 2008

We all know that the federal budget deficit is huge and will continue to grow as long as Congress continues to bail out one company after another. So here's a budget item that Congress can freeze immediately if they choose to do so: Both the U.S. House and Senate should vote to forego pay increases for themselves and their staffs until the budget is balanced. ...more

November 28, 2008

Washington attorney Eric Holder is President-elect Barack Obama's top choice to be the next attorney general and aides have gone so far as to ask senators whether he would be confirmed, an Obama official and people close to the matter said Tuesday. ...more

November 18, 2008

Lawmakers learned Monday how many tickets they'll get for Barack Obama's presidential inauguration Jan. 20: ...more

November 18, 2008

Hundreds of thousands of Floridians are asking congressional offices for tickets to President-elect Barack Obama's presidential inauguration on Jan. 20. ...more

November 17, 2008

LINCOLN, Neb. - The mother was running out of more than patience when she abandoned her 18-year-old daughter at a hospital over the weekend under Nebraska's safe-haven law. She was also running out of time: She knew that state lawmakers would soon meet in a special session to amend the ill-fated law so that it applies to newborns only. ...more

November 13, 2008

Another bloodless revolution took place on Nov. 4... ...more

November 7, 2008

Now that the election is finally over, preparations are in full swing for the inauguration ceremony of President-elect Barack Obama. ...more

November 7, 2008

Frank Cianci of Hudson says anyone who voted for the financial bailout should be voted out of the U.S. House and Senate. ...more

November 1, 2008

Neither of the senators vying for president has a ban on homework and early bedtime as central planks in their platforms. ...more

November 1, 2008