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Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democrat Edward Markey clashed on everything from Markey's record in Congress to the private sector and term limits in the final and often testy debate of Massachusetts' special U.S. Senate election.

It looks like the world is going to have to wait a bit longer for Rod Blagojevich's version of why he deserves a new trial.

A nonprofit group helping to spread the word about President Barack Obama's health care overhaul launched a campaign Tuesday that will target states with high numbers of uninsured Americans and tackle their skepticism with straightforward messages.

House Judiciary Committee members Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., sponsor of the Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act, left, talks with Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, prior to the start of the committee's hearing to discuss the Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act.

President Barack Obama signs the health care bill in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 23, 2010.

Sen. Claire McCaskill says she's supporting an independent political action committee that's urging Hillary Clinton to run for president in 2016.

President Obama continues to defend government surveillance programs overseen by his administration this week.

Barack Obama will tomorrow set himself up as the heir to John F. Kennedy when he makes a speech in Berlin in front of the iconic Brandenburg Gate.

If that's true, then the reverence President Barack Obama and his aides hold for Americans' civil liberties knows no bounds.

Illinois increased the size of its upcoming general obligation bond sale by $50 million to $1.3 billion and plans to sell the bonds next week even if state lawmakers meeting in special session this week fail to deliver on public pension reform, a state official said on Monday.

Chicago's next U.S. attorney faces a dilemma sprung from the twin evils bedeviling America's third-largest city.

A cutting-edge biological terror alert system detected a potential threat in the air one morning back in 2008, threatening to derail then-Senator Barack Obama's acceptance speech in Denver for his party's presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention.

The House overwhelmingly passed a sweeping, $638 billion defense bill on Friday that imposes new punishments on members of the armed services found guilty of rape or sexual assault as outrage over the crisis in the military has galvanized Congress.

AURORA, Colo., July 30, 2008 -- Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain brought his trademark humor and down-home charm to Colorado for the second time in a week today, seeking to shore up support in this "battleground state."

Public taxes must only support public schools, which are for all people. Would the vouchers proposal have passed if there were more Muslim-affiliated private schools than Christian-affiliated ones in the area? I don't think so.

Bill Daley's family has been a constant presence in Chicago and the state of Illinois for decades, with both his father and brother serving as mayor of Chicago at some point in time.

Tuesday June 16, 1903 Chicago, Illinois - Strike of Cooks and Waiters Broken by Imported Scabs The effort of the restaurant employers to reopen their establishments using imported scabs appears to have succeeded.

For most of the last week, the US intelligence and law-enforcement communities have insisted that the controversy over the NSA surveillance programs has been overblown and overhyped.

Over the last year, the national landscape has changed -- some might say dramatically -- when it comes to same-sex marriage.

Michael Hayden , David Ignatius , James Risen and Andrea Mitchell . : George Will , Democratic Strategist Donna Brazile , Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich , Rep. Luis Gutierrez and Martha Raddatz .