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Today, Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee Dave Camp released a letter from the non-partisan Joint Committee on Taxation confirming that the failure to comply with the individual mandate to buy health insurance contained in the Pelosi health care bill could land people in jail.

George and Lamar counties in south Mississippi are receiving millions of federal dollars to build community safe rooms where people can seek temporary shelter from disasters.

A pair of military briefings to members of Congress about the Fort Hood rampage resulted in confusion and conflicting information late Friday on the number of wounded.

Pixel Magic today announced a new digital media studio at LITE in Lafayette. It could create 40 direct new jobs in 3 years.

WASHINGTON - Democratic Rep. Barney Frank took a dig today at the Republican lawmaker who organized a protest by conservatives against health care legislation.

New York Congressman-elect Bill Owens has been invited to the White House to meet with President Barack Obama.

Chanting "Kill the bill," thousands of conservatives incensed over the Democrats' health care overhaul protested at the Capitol on Thursday, arguing that the legislation amounts to a government takeover of the nation's medical system.

The Democratic-controlled Senate on Thursday turned back a GOP-led effort to bar Sept.

Texas Rep. John Carter says his first thought about the Ft. Hood shootings was that it may have been the result of a soldier dealing with mental health issues.

A sold sign is seen in front of a house in San Francisco. WASHINGTON a ' Congress took further steps to right the staggering economy by expanding a popular tax credit for homebuyers and extending unemployment checks for the growing legions of people running out of benefits with few job prospects.

Daniel Clark hugs and comforts his wife, Rachel, outside of the main gate of Fort Hood near Killeen, Texas.

You're afraid your cancer is back, and a health insurance company just turned you down.

Buying a home is about to get cheaper for a whole new crop of homebuyers -- $6,500 cheaper.

A year after Barack Obama's election stirred broad hopes for change among American voters, persistent high unemployment and the spectacle of continued gridlock in Washington threaten Democratic dominance of the political landscape.

Mark Kirk sent a memo to Fred Malek seeking advice on how to acquire a 'quick and decisive' endorsement from Sarah Palin.

A trio of senators with differing political views is working behind-the-scenes to rescue troubled climate legislation.

A wealthy Houston businessman says he will use $10 million of his own money in his Democratic primary bid for governor.

Get on the health overhaul bandwagon, or don't count on our help in your re-election. That's the hardball message liberal groups are hurling at moderate Democratic senators in a battle that is dividing their party.

Texas voters on Tuesday passed a proposition limiting the government's eminent domain powers and another creating a fund for more top-tier research universities, along with nine other constitutional amendments on the ballot.

Republican Chris Christie , left, and his running mate, Kim Guadagno, greet their supporters after unseating incumbent Democratic Gov.