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Democratic Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias is aware he isn't the White House 's first choice to replace Sen.

Illinois Democrats acknowledged today that their bid to hold on to President Barack Obama's old Senate seat won't be an easy endeavor -- and not just because of the scandal that engulfed ousted Gov.

With respect to the future party composition of the U.S. Senate, the Democrats' top goal is to emerge unscathed from the 2010 elections and preserve their numerical dominance, which now stands at 60 seats.

Oregon's U.S. senators, in the middle of a two-day trip to Iraq, said Monday that they are optimistic that parliamentary elections still can be held in time to allow the scheduled withdrawal of U.S. combat troops by August 2010.

Authorities say five male students have been arrested on suspicion of sexual battery after two ninth-grade girls were attacked at a Long Beach high school.

Sen. Roland Burris, an Illinois Democrat, left Saturday for a trip to Iraq to examine security and political developments in the region, an aide said today.

Harry Reid sealed the biggest legislative victory of his career Saturday night with a kiss.

Last week, the body of Chicago school board president Michael Scott was found in the Chicago River with a single bullet wound in his head.

On NBC 's "Meet the Press," David Gregory moderates a discussion about the Senate's $849 billion health care bill with Senators Richard Durbin, Democrat of Illinois, Dianne Feinstein , Democrat of California, Kay Bailey Hutchison , Republican of Texas, and Joe Lieberman , an independent of Connecticut.

Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska is a "yes" in a crucial weekend test vote on health care.

As I mentioned yesterday , Equal Employment Opportunity Commission nominee Chai Feldblum had her hearing at the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and Clifford Stanley had a confirmation hearing at the Senate Armed Services Committee.

An Indianapolis man convicted of killing three children and four adults during a home invasion robbery three years ago has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.

The Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., for making "inconsistent, misleading or incomplete" statements about the circumstances surrounding his appointment to the seat once held by Barack Obama.

Illinois' beleaguered Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Monday that when he was deciding who would take President Obama's Senate seat he considered appointing talk show queen Oprah Winfrey, a suggestion that Winfrey says left her "amused." Blagojevich made the revelation to Diane Sawyer on "Good Morning America" on the day his impeachment trial is set to ...

Rep. Phil Hare, D-Ill., endorsed the controversial proposed maximum-security prison for Illinois, with a snipe at Republican critics and an endorsement of its major job-creation benefits.

Teaching introductory logic for ten years made me vividly aware of the low average quality of reasoning among college students.

Could Illinois be the future home of 100 terrorist prisoners? Could Illinois be the future home of 100 terrorist prisoners? The news this weekend that the administration is considering moving up to 100 Guantanamo prisoners to a little-used facility in northwest Illinois makes you wonder about the political calculation involved in the decision.

Congressman Mark Kirk said Monday he'll ask Congress to require that the Obama administration assess the potential security risks to O'Hare International Airport and the Willis Tower if al-Qaida terrorists are sent to Illinois.

U.S. Rep. Bill Foster long ago labeled himself a businessman and a scientist. He's apparently pretty good with money, too.

Thursday, 14 Democratic senators affirmed their allegiance to the profits of polluting industry at the expense of the health and jobs of their constituents.