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We have long suspected that politics is rigged. We have long heard the cliched statement that nothing in politics happens by accident. For those among you with little faith, here is your justification and confirmation that you are correct. For those of you with any degree of faith in the system...

W.Va. Dem Primary: Obama 60%, Felon 40% Texas jailbird Keith Judd comes close in coal country May 9, 2012 A felon serving time in a Texas prison has managed to give President Obama a run for his money in West Virginia's Democratic primary. Keith Judd, who is serving a federal sentence for...

Lori Montgomery and Paul Kane Washington Post March 21, 2010 House leaders decided Saturday to stage a vote on the Senate’s health-care bill, dropping a much-criticized strategy of allowing lawmakers to “deem” the landmark legislation into law. But the outcome of that vote remained in doubt as...

Says procedural move would hurt Congress Jay Fitzgerald Boston Herald Thursday, March 18, 2010 Even one of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s floor whips, U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch, says a proposed parliamentary move to pass health-care reform would be “disingenuous” and harm the credibility of...

Lori Montgomery and Paul Kane Washington Post March 16, 2010 After laying the groundwork for a decisive vote this week on the Senate’s health-care bill, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested Monday that she might attempt to pass the measure without having members vote on it. Instead, Pelosi...

Laura Litvan and Kristin Jensen Bloomberg Sunday, Dec 20th, 2009 The U.S. Senate is poised tomorrow to take an early morning vote that will lead toward passage of the most sweeping overhaul of the nation’s health-care system in more than four decades. The vote to cut off debate is scheduled...

GERALD F. SEIB Wall St Journal Tuesday, Nov 24th, 2009 Sen. Joseph Lieberman, speaking in that trademark sonorous baritone, utters a simple statement that translates into real trouble for Democratic leaders: “I’m going to be stubborn on this.” Stubborn, he means, in opposing any health-care...

Ireland is on course to ratify the Lisbon treaty, with early tallies showing a strong surge for a yes vote this morning. The outcome of yesterday’s referendum, which will be known later today, is set to put the European Union reform project back on track. As early as 9.30am at the ballot count...