Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and present President of the United States. Born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Ann Dunham and Barack Obama, Sr., Obama spent his childhood in Witchita, Kansas. Obama's parents separated when he was a toddler at the age of two, and later divorced....
Democratic Representative Bart Stupak was called a "baby killer" by an unidentified Republican late Sunday night in a congressional meeting. John Campbell a Republican from California confirmed the incident was uttered by a member of his political party. The Democratic response to the coment was...
The ambitious healthcare plan proposed by President Obama's government continues to draw some serious criticism from a group of liberal democrats which could prove to be a major hurdle in the way of healthcare reforms. Kathleen Sibelius who's the secretary for health in the government received a...
Congress threats are increasing dramatically and aggressively since Obama's health care reform bill came into focus. Many Democratic congressional members have received menacing phone messages, obscene fax transmissions, broken windows shattered by bricks thrown at offices in New York, Arizona,...
Martin Van Buren was the eighth President of The United States. Van Buren was born on December 5, 1782 in Kinderhook, New York to Abraham Van Buren, a tavern keeper and farmer of Dutch descent, and Maria Hoes van Alen van Buren. Van Buren's early education began in a small school house in his...
Eric Massa, a Democratic Representative, intends to resign from Congress on Monday in light of sexual harassment allegations and leaked media reports. Massa was planning on breaking the news of his resignation through his local New York newspaper, the Corning Leader, after his resignation but...
Democratic candidate for Congress in Virginia, Krystal Ball, is the center of controversy as photos of her at a racy party have leaked online. The pics were taken about six years ago at a sexy Christmas costume party. Whether they represent Ball's current character is up for debate, but there is...
The House Of Representatives passed the bill containing new food safety laws on Thursday, something which lawmakers believe will have far reaching effects. The legislation aims to make the process of approvals by the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) more stringent by requiring them to carry...
Liberal democracy is a type of representative democracy. In this government system, representatives who have been elected by the people are given the power to decide on laws and political issues, guided of course by the constitution. The constitution, In turn, tends to center around individual...
Liz Cheney, former Vice President Dick Cheney's daughter, has attacked the justice department lawyers who represented Guantanamo Bay detainees. On the “Keep America Safe” website owned and operated by Liz and through conservative media, by posting a video and photos of the "Al Qaeda Seven." Liz's...
