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• Schumer says failure not an option on health care
  Failure is not an option on health care, a leading Democratic senator said Monday, even as Republicans turned up the heat on moderates who hold the fate of the legislation in their hands.
  
• Senate edges closer to health care debate
  In bid for 60 votes, Democrats pick up one wavering senator and need two more to secure a procedural vote to open debate.
  
• Quist announces he'll run for Congress against Walz
  Quist announces he'll run for Congress against Walz
  
• Did stimulus money go to 'phantom' districts in Minnesota?
  Recovery.gov reported that $6.4 billion was sent to 700 districts, including 11 in Minnesota, that don't exist.
  
• Senator's affair revealed in text message
  A Nevada man whose wife had an affair with Sen. John Ensign said he discovered the relationship after intercepting a text message around Christmas in 2007.
  
• Schwarzenegger taps state senator for lt. governor
  Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has nominated a Republican state senator to fill California's recently vacated lieutenant governor seat.
  
• For Reid, Dodd, clout on big issues cuts both ways
  Two Senate leaders trying to steer a pair of President Barack Obama's high-stakes initiatives through Congress are being dogged by re-election worries, and it's not clear whether their legislative prominence will help or hurt them.
  
• Kan. Congressman Moore won't seek re-election
  U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore, the only Democrat in Kansas' congressional delegation, said Monday he will not seek a seventh term, calling it "time for a new generation of leadership."
  
• Health care issues: What are GOP's reform ideas?
  A look at key issues in the health care debate:
  
• 2 Minnesotans nominated for top diplomatic jobs
  President Obama has nominated two Minnesotans for high positions in the diplomatic corps and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
• Sizing up the Kennedy dynasty's next generation
  Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will be a tough act to follow, even for the Kennedys. His death, coupled with the decision by family members not to seek the seat he held for nearly five decades, has prompted predictions that the family's long-running political dynasty is over.
  
• Gaps for consumers in Democrat health care bills
  For consumers, the health care bills taking final shape in Congress don't rate close to a perfect 10.
  
• Democrats: Health care bill saves money and jobs
  Two Democratic senators say the health care overhaul bill now going to the Senate floor for debate is a key to saving jobs and reducing the spiraling American budget deficit.
  
• Durbin says deadline looming for health care bill
  A leading Democratic senator says the proposed health care overhaul must pass the Senate by the end of the year, so that lawmakers can begin to concentrate on the economy and job creation.
  
• Schumer says public option can pass the Senate
  Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer says health care reform that includes a public option can pass the Senate.
  
• Nelson might not back next step for health bill
  A moderate Democratic senator who voted to allow debate over a health care bill says he might not support the bill in its next hurdle in the Senate.
  
• Senate Dems frustrated with sway held by moderates
  A Democratic senator says moderates in his party shouldn't be allowed to dictate the terms of the health care debate and that the final bill should include a government-run option for Americans lacking insurance.
  
• Mammogram guidelines spark debate over health bill
  Lawmakers broke along party lines on a new aspect of the health care debate Sunday as a former National Institutes of Health chief urged women to ignore guidelines that delay the start of breast cancer screenings.
  
• Health care bill clears Senate hurdle, 60-39
  A bruising debate on health care awaits the Senate after Thanksgiving now that the historic legislation has cleared a key hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama.
  
• Sizing up the Kennedy dynasty's next generation
  Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will be a tough act to follow, even for the Kennedys. His death, coupled with the decision by family members not to seek the seat he held for nearly five decades, has prompted predictions that the family's long-running political dynasty is over.
  
• Senate Roll Call: Health Care
  The 60-39 roll call Saturday by which the Senate voted to advance a measure overhauling health care to a full debate.
  
• Report: Rep Kennedy says RI bishop has told him not to take communion over pro-choice stance
  Report: Rep Kennedy says RI bishop has told him not to take communion over pro-choice stance.
  
• Levin: More e-mails from Ft. Hood suspect possible
  WASHINGTON — The government intercepted at least 18 e-mails between the alleged Fort Hood gunman and a radical Muslim cleric, and a key senator says there could be more communications that might have tipped off law enforcement or military officials.
  
• Sarah Palin coy about 2012 run, but door is open
  Sarah Palin said in an interview broadcast Tuesday that a 2012 presidential bid is "not on my radar," but wouldn't rule out playing some role in the next presidential election.
  
• Levin: could be more e-mails from Ft. Hood suspect
  WASHINGTON — The government intercepted at least 18 e-mails between the alleged Fort Hood gunman and a radical Muslim cleric, and a key senator says there could be more communications that might have tipped off law enforcement or military officials.
  

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