GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Sarah Palin is drawing crowds like a rock star at her first book signing.
Thousands lined up in the pre-dawn hours Wednesday morning in Grand Rapids, Michigan for a chance to shake the former vice presidential candidates hand.
That evening in Grand Rapids, Palin stepped off her bus and was greeted by a [...]

LOS ANGELES – The daughter of Sen. John Kerry has been arrested in Hollywood for allegedly driving drunk.
Los Angeles police say 36-year-old Alexandra Kerry was stopped by officers on a Hollywood street at about 12:40 a.m. Thursday and failed a sobriety test.
Officer Bruce Borihanh says she was booked at the Hollywood police station and [...]

WASHINGTON – Moving toward the final stage of a historic debate, the Senate’s top Democrat prepared to unveil a new health care bill that aims to meet President Barack Obama’s goal of expanding coverage without adding to the federal deficit.
Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada met Wednesday morning at the Capitol with Vice President Joe [...]

By Patricia Burkett
Media General News Service
COLUMBIA, S.C. — On Tuesday, the South Carolina House of Representatives formally received an impeachment resolution on Gov. Mark Sanford. The first bill was pre-filed Tuesday as the House opens the door to new legislation ahead of its January session beginning.
State Rep. Greg Delleney of Chester said the bill will [...]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California’s ongoing fiscal crisis has attracted national attention, but a study warns that nine other states are barreling toward similar economic disaster.
A report released Wednesday by the Pew Center on the States says Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island and Wisconsin also are at risk of fiscal calamity.
That [...]

WASHINGTON  – Southern Democrats who watched the trouncing of their party’s gubernatorial nominee in Virginia this week are starting to worry that a rising anti-Democratic tide in the South may reverse their hard-fought gains from the last two national elections.
“They say people won’t walk a mile to vote for you but they’ll walk 100 miles [...]

They came with strollers and strong opinions…moms converged on Capitol Hill demanding universal coverage for kids.
Pamela Shaw, Senior Policy Consultant of the Children’s Defense Fund said, “Without significant changes children will be worse off rather than better off. We say that children must be better off after health reform.”
Today opponents of health care reform stage [...]

WASHINGTON  – The Senate Democratic leader is indicating lawmakers may not complete health care legislation this year, missing President Barack Obama’s deadline on his signature issue.
Asked if the Senate would complete comprehensive legislation in the next two months, Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Tuesday:  “We’re not going to be bound by any timelines.”
Reid said he [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In Washington Thursday, democrats rolled out a brand new plan for health reform, with a toned-down version of the government insurance option.
But republicans argue the plan includes too many taxes that’ll either be levied on or passed on to the poor and middle class.
Democrats made a big show of announcing their new [...]