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Rep. Frank says D.C. gay rights march misses mark 

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Barney Frank, an openly gay member of Congress, says he'd rather see gay rights supporters lobbying their elected officials than...

Biden swears in Kirk as Kennedy's Senate successor 

WASHINGTON -- Former Democratic Party chairman Paul G. Kirk Jr. stepped in Friday as the temporary replacement in the Senate for his longtime...

Senate pauses to remember Kennedy 

WASHINGTON -- With solemn words and bittersweet memories, the Senate paused Thursday to remember Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's nearly five decades in...

Will there be another Sen. Kennedy, D-Mass.? 

WASHINGTON -- Another Kennedy just might occupy the Kennedy seat in the Senate. Amid the emotional public outpouring over the death of Sen....

Love scarce for political spouses 

WASHINGTON -- Political spouses increasingly are finding little public love to go with marriage. The husbands and wives of elected officials...

Romney speaks out against Obama 

WASHINGTON -- Republican Mitt Romney, seen as a likely contender for the White House in 2012, scolded President Barack Obama on Monday, arguing...

Let papers become nonprofits? Senate panel listens to ideas 

WASHINGTON -- One way to save some of the nation's struggling newspapers would be to let them become nonprofits similar to public broadcasting...

obama, cosby lead salute to edward kennedy 

By Andrew Miga

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON

President Barack Obama led a Kennedy Center crowd in a...

offshore wind farm produces a blustery debate with leaders 

By Andrew Miga

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON

Plans for the nation's first offshore wind farm got a boost...

Lawmakers urge Obama to support submarine plan 

By Andrew Miga

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON

Some members of Congress are seeking President-elect Barack...