Conjuring musings out of grief
Regular readers know my wife of 40 years died in January and that I am struggling to write again. All I can come up with these days is some fragments…
Democrats unveil immigration reform plan
Senate Democrats blasted Arizona’s “wronghearted” new immigration law as they unveiled a plan to give the nation’s 11 million undocumented workers a long, winding path to citizenship. Lawmakers said the…
Obama interviews Montana judge for Supreme Court slot
President Barack Obama has accelerated his search for his next Supreme Court nominee, meeting in the Oval Office with one of the candidates, federal judge Sidney Thomas of Montana, a…
Feds open probe of Goldman Sachs
Stepping up the pressure on Goldman Sachs two days after its executives were grilled and publicly rebuked by lawmakers, the Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation of the Wall…
Will Christ’s defection help Democrats?
The Republican infighting over Florida’s Senate seat that drove Gov. Charlie Crist to ditch the GOP is giving an underdog Democrat a realistic shot at pulling off an upset in…
Will Hawaii gov. sign civil union bill?
Hawaii is a step closer to joining a small group of other states in allowing same-sex civil unions. In a move that still needs the governor’s signature to become law,…
Lawsuits, anger spotlight Arizona immigration law
Anger mounted Thursday over an Arizona law cracking down on illegal immigration as a police officer filed one of the first lawsuits challenging the law and activists gathered outside an…
Senior health plans found lacking
Millions of seniors signed up for popular Medicare Advantage insurance plans don’t get the best quality, an independent study found. How the private plans score on a quality rating system…
Obama: Don’t expect swift action on immigration reform
President Barack Obama says there “may not be an appetite” in Congress to deal with immigration immediately after going through a tough legislative year. With energy legislation on the table…
