The doors now open for full marriage rights, in light of the final resolution in the political process ending the military's long-standing "Don't Ask / Don't Tell" policy toward those of alternative sexual orientations.
The closest to a 'bargain" that beleaguered Democrats - the President and members of Congress - could devise with intransigent conservative members of their political opposition was a legislative accommodation in which tax breaks will be extended for the wealthy as the price for allowing the long-term unemployed to receive continued payments vital to their very survival.
Democrats in much of the nation now face extremely daunting prospects - in light of the 2010 Midterm Elections debacle - as the race for the White House, and full control of Congress, begins in earnest for the 2012 Campaign.
People can exercise their power in the political process only if they are made aware of their rights, opportunities and obligations to do so ...
The signing by Presidents Obama and Medvedev of a new START (Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty) Accord between the United States and Russia - the most extensive agreement in over two decades - marks the next phase toward achieving the goal of global nuclear non-proliferation ...
Connecticut's U.S. Senate race has turned into a showdown of "wrestling" with the truth.
Democrats - candidates and voters alike - are beginning to rally in the final weeks before the midterm elections.
Victories by Tea Party - supported candidates in final Primaries that served as the opening to the General Election Campaign were a bright red flag, warning of a serious split in Republican and conservative ranks for 2010 and beyond.
9 years later, and September 11th arrives bright, sunny and mild - blue sky identical to the one of the morning when the world changed forever.
The roaring controversy over the proposed Islamic Centre, blocks from "Ground Zero" - site of the September 11 World Trade Centre terrorist attacks - ultimately resolves to a single issue. Do the precepts of the Constitution apply to all people - always - or are exceptions to be made ?
Al Franken was sworn in as the Junior United States Senator from Minnesota on 7 July, 2009 - 248 days after the 4 November, 2008 elections.
Political, socioeconomic and cultural issues with the Euro zone.
Britain's 2010 Elections left the question of who would form the next Government a complete mystery, as the voters chose to keep currently governing Labour, main opposition Conservatives and gadfly Liberal Democrats short of the 326 seats (of 650) needed to form a Majority Government.
The nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court by President Obama is a breakthrough in social values and jurisprudence. When she ascends to the Court, the event will mark the first time in history that there will be 3 women seated on the bench.
The signing by Presidents Obama and Medvedev of a new START (Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty) Accord between the United States and Russia - the most extensive agreement in over two decades - marks the next phase toward achieving the goal of global nuclear non-proliferation ...