Obama's healthcare gap: Persistent:
The vocal few standing up at summer "town hall'' meetings with complaints about the president's proposed healthcare reforms aren't the only ones with concerns, polling shows.

Senators propose changes to OSH Act
In the U.S. Senate last week, between the debate and the vote on judge Sonia Sotomayor to serve as a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, Majority Leader Harry Reid introduced S. 1580, on behalf of Senator Edward Kennedy, a bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. As far as I can tell, its text is nearly identical to H.R. 2067 , the bill introduced in April by Cong. Lynn Woolsey.

Opinion Matters Will YOU resort to violence?
Will YOU resort to violence? Much has recently been said about the beating of a man by union "thugs" at a townhall meeting.
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Robert Reich's Blog: How the White House's Deal With Big Pharma Undermines Democracy
I'm a strong supporter of universal health insurance, and a fan of the Obama administration. But I'm appalled by the deal the White House has made with the pharmaceutical industry's lobbying arm to buy their support.

Reforming Defense Spending and National Guard Overseas Deployments
Since September 11, 2001 there has been an extreme increase in U.S. military activity abroad. Like most federal decisions, those concerning the military, both spending and deployment, affect the states.

Dissident Orange GOP Group Meets to "Take Over the Party"
A group of disaffected Orange County Republicans met at the Winter Park Civic Center Tuesday night to challenge the local group's current Chairman Lew Oliver and state party leader Jim Greer.

Taking on South Carolina's anti-union legacy
WHY VISIT a historic plantation when you can visit a working one?
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Don't Need To Be a Rocket Scientist
Once you thoroughly unfasten yourself from reality, truly all things are possible.