Frank James

by Frank James Did Sen. Barack Obama reveal some character flaw yesterday in Philadephia's Italian Market when he showed his irritation at being hounded by a man who wanted to...

by William Neikirk Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress today the economy could "contract" for part of the year, indicating that it could possibly go into a recession. He...

by Frank James As we reported earlier today, Citizens Against Government Waste issued its latest "Pig Book" today listing the members of Congress who the group views as the most...

by Frank James The responsible exit strategy for Iraq and Afghanistan, according to many experts, is to train the militaries in both nations so they can provide internal security and...

by Tamara Lytle Democratic party chief Howard Dean this morning stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Florida's Democratic congressional delegation and said Florida will have a delegation at this summer's presidential nominating convention....

by Frank James In his testimony a few minutes ago to Congress's Joint Economic Committee, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke didn't say the economy is in recession. Fed chairs generally...

by Frank James Here's one from the all's-well-that-ends-well department. Politico has a story about Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.,) the House's only open lesbian, getting to take her domestic partner on...

by Frank James Just because you're a Republican congressional leader whose party tends to inveigh against trial lawyers at the drop of a legal brief doesn't mean you can't savor...

by Michael Tackett That loud, annoying sound you keep hearing is coming from all that Democratic hand wringing about the length and tenor of the race for the party's presidential...

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson announces the biggest overhaul of financial regulations since the Great Depression, Monday, March 31, 2008, during a speech at the Treasury Department in Washington. (AP Photo/J....