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James Monroe was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia in 1758.

A Senate Judiciary Committee bill would allow reporters not to identify news sources if national security is not involved. Critics think it gives too much press latitude.

The primary role of the US Senate is to slow the process of legislation through inquiry, hearings, and debate while at the same time providing advice and consent.

Canada's upper house of Parliament is called the Senate. But what is its purpose? How is it structured? This article will explain those origins, and touch on some ideas.

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested on federal corruption charges after trying to personally profit by filling President-elect Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat.

In the face of a potential primary challenge from the left, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand aims to show The Empire State's liberal Democratic voters she is on their side.

With the U.S. election six weeks old, the north star state still has no clear winner to fill a vacancy in one of the most exclusive clubs in the world of politics.

With election day already behind the American people and President Elect Barack Obama already building his staff, most people have gone back to their regularal lives

Leaders of the United States Senate allowed the law to trump politics, dropping objections to Rod Blagojevich's Senate choice.

Roland Burris the person embattled Govenor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich (D) picked to fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat is highly competent and qualified for the position.

While schools cut back on paper, field trips, and entire departments, CEO's are spending their bailout money on bonuses. Guess who is overflowing with taxpayer money?

The House of Representatives and Senate have different age and citizenship requirements, lengths of term, modes of election, and responsibilities.

Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich announced his choice to succeed Barack Obama in the Senate. The Governor has been arrested and impeachment is looming.

Health providers, insurers, and pharmaceutical companies contribute record amounts to politicians - with Democrats receiving more than Republicans in last election cycle.

US Senators no longer filibuster. Instead, they will obstruct legislation without having to hold the floor of the Senate with a "phantom filibuster"

This historical overview of women's presence in the U.S. Senate includes short profiles of trailblazing women who have been appointed or elected to serve.

After months of delay, Minnesota finally has a winner declared in its U.S. Senate race that was almost too close to call.

Minnesota Canvassing Board certified election results favoring Democrat Franken by 225 votes. Republicans Limbaugh, O'Reilly & Cornyn vow to block seating the Senator.

Protestants make up the largest numbers in the U. S. House of Representatives and Senate however a growing number of members now come from many other religious groups.

From 1787 to 1913 the power to choose United States Senators was vested by the Constitution in the State legislatures. The Seventeenth Amendment changed this.

The 2008 U.S. Senate elections could significantly change the way business is done in Washington regardless of who is elected president this year.

Caroline Kennedy, daughter of the President John F. Kennedy and niece of Senator Robert F.Kennedy campaigns for senate seat to be vacated by Hillary Clinton.

Caroline Kennedy withdrew her bid for consideration for the Senate seat vacated when Hillary Clinton was confirmed as Secretary of State. Who will Gov. Paterson appoint?

What happens to the environment when electronic devices outlive their usefulness and are considered trash?

The governor of NY appoints Gillibrand to fill the vacant Senate seat. A Democrat elected to Congress in a Republican district in 2006...let's look at who she is.

As the hotly and closely contested U.S. Senate race between Norm Colman and Al Franken winds through the Minnesota court system, support for an elections challenge grows

Crist's May 12 announcement that he is running for U.S. Senate sets the stage for a historic election and widening division among the GOP.

Oprah Winfrey is the latest participant in Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's alleged pay-to-play political scheme that could cost him his elected office.

Instead of passing Bill C-25, the Senate amended the bill to allow judges to grant 1.5 days for every day a prisoner serves before sentencing when warranted.

Defying pressure from constituents, the Massachusetts State Senate voted to allow Governor Deval Patrick to name an interim senator pending the January special election.

The Montana Senate has passed legislation giving legal rights "a human being at all stages of human development of life," effectively banning abortion.

The US Senate is scheduled to vote on ACES this Fall. To help push the legislation, some Senators are emphasizing the importance of climate change to national security.

The pro-life movement claims it is to protect women from being coerced into abortion but they have used the same coercion to prevent women from seeking abortion services.

Like him or hate him, Curt Schilling running for senate would have made great theater for political junkies.

In summer of 2003, a routine budget request of $8 million by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency or DARPA created a furor in the US Senate.

The Senate Committee rejected amendments that would have provided a government health insurance option for Americans in President Obama's health care reform package. The

Henry Clay's resolutions sparked hot debate on the role of Congress in permitting or limiting slavery in the newly acquired territories from Mexico.

This is the first in a series of articles on how the Founding Fathers' vision remains important. States' loss of say in the federal system harmed them in the long run.

Grasping for ways to fund a massive government overhaul of healthcare, Senate Democrats propose increased Medicare payroll taxes for wealthy Americans.

Pro wrestling is about to put the "Smackdown" on the Connecticut Senate race. Sort of.

One of the most engaging activities for visitors enjoying an Ottawa vacation is to listen in on the House of Commons or Senate from the Parliament Hill public galleries.

In 1972, just days before Christmas and shortly before he was to be sworn in to the U.S. Senate, Joe Biden's wife and 18-month-old daughter were killed in a car crash.

The fiscal performance of the US government during the early 1800's can be characterized by the dominating sector of the elected government officials.

In a news conference Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich pointed to two Senate Rules regarding his impeachment trial as fundamentally unfair.

The fiscal performance of the US government during the late 1700s can be characterized by the dominating sector of the elected government officials.

On March 17, 2008, a new governor will be sworn in in New York State and history will be made.

This article was inspired by listening to an oil company CEO testify before congress about why they make so much money and who is to blame.

The Australian Parliamentary system is much more complex than that of New Zealand, thus, making it confusing for imigrants used to a more straightforward system.

Seven years after its publication, find out if See Jane Date still makes the grade.

The 111th Congress took their seats in January. An exploration of statistical data among the House and Senate reveals a great deal about the American political system.