PARIS -- September 22 -- The heated debate over healthcare reform continued last week in an unlikely place, the cobblestone courtyard of an apartment building in Paris. It was there that I encountered an American couple close to retirement age, but not yet retired, from Washington State and...

August 12 -- On a humid evening, in a non-air-conditioned church sanctuary, beneath mobiles of origami birds on which prayers are written, Representative Joe Sestak (D-PA) held a town meeting, answering questions on health care reform with few interruptions. More than 500 people gathered in the sanctuary and overflow room...

To those who believe the Constitution does not include health care reform, I suggest that they re-read the preamble to the Constitution, which says that in order to form a more perfect union we must, "...insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense," and "promote the general welfare..."

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Philadelphia, PA -- August 2: This afternoon, at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, I saw the face of ignorance and hate--and it wasn't pretty.

When Health and Human Services Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius and Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) came to the National Constitution Center to answer questions about health...

There are two separate but related, aspects to the confrontation between Harvard professor, Henry Louis "Skip" Gates and Cambridge police officer, James "Jim" Crowley last week. On one hand, there is the very real -- and vile -- issue of police profiling, which far too many African-American and Latino men...

Members of the Democrat-controlled Congress have a real opportunity to make history this year, by passing legislation to reform our costly and unwieldy health care system.

Speaking on the Charlie Rose program last week, Denis Cortese, President and CEO of the Mayo Clinic said, "We have no health care...

Opponents of health care reform have spread a few erroneous myths about the French health care system, describing it as "socialized medicine" that restricts the patients' right to choose their own doctors. This myth, among others, is not true.

Although the French government is working to reform their system,...

Whenever I hear Congressional opponents of health care reform attempt to scare the public by warning of "socialized medicine," I want to laugh. Aren't these the same fear-mongers who, as they deceived us into the Iraq War, warned us of "weapons of mass destruction?" They try to scare us with...

"Long before our time on earth has passed, one word will still bring forth the pride and awe of men and women who will never met the heroes who sit before us: D-Day." --President Barack Obama, June 6, 2009

COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, NORMANDY -- For days, the hype in the French...

PARIS -- June 3, 11:00 am -- Paul-Louis Arslanian, director of France's Bureau of Investigation and Analysis spoke with the media today about the ongoing investigation of the tragic Air France flight 447, which went down over the Atlantic Ocean with 228 passengers, from more than 30 countries, on board....

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President Obama's Recovery Bill will:
Create or save three million jobs within the next two years
Provide funding to repair our crumbling infrastructure
Prevent thousands of teachers from losing their jobs
Double funding for the Department of Education
Create 500,000 green jobs...

If selected by Governor Paterson, Caroline Kennedy would make an excellent United States senator from the great state of New York. She has lived in New York since she was six years old, has contributed to public service for years, is the author of books on the Bill...

December 2, 2008, Philadelphia - The historic significance of Independence Hall was not lost on the forty-eight governors who gathered here today with President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden, for an unprecedented meeting about the economy. In 1776, when the Founding Fathers gathered at what was the Pennsylvania...

Throughout the long presidential campaign, on the campaign trail and in the debates, President-elect Obama reiterated his commitment to a multilateral approach to foreign relations that entails diplomatic dialogue and building global alliances. He, also, voiced grave concerns that the war in Iraq has distracted the United States from the...

PHILADELPHIA - "John McCain promised a decent and honest campaign," said Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell at a press conference in Philadelphia this morning, "but his campaign has been anything but honest; it is desperate and dishonorable." Rendell called the press conference, held at the Obama campaign headquarters in Center City...

PHILADELPHIA -- "John McCain promised a decent and honest campaign," said Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell at a press conference in Philadelphia this morning, "but his campaign has been anything but honest; it is desperate and dishonorable."

Rendell called the press conference, held at the Obama campaign headquarters in Center...

Anyone who has viewed Pennsylvania from the sky has been struck by the plush, beautiful, undulating hillsides of northeastern Pennsylvania's Pocono and Endless Mountains. This is never truer than it is in autumn when the vibrant palette of autumn colors--red, gold and orange--transforms the mountaintops into a magnificent natural canvas....

In 2000, it was Florida. In 2004, it was Ohio. This year, the war over vote counts and GOP suppression efforts seem to be shifting. Some analysts have called Colorado "the new Florida." But others are keeping their eyes trained on Pennsylvania.

Why else, given the poll...

PHILADELPHIA -- Brandon Lucas, 54, of Philadelphia has been a member of the Iron Workers Union for twenty years. His father, a Democratic committee man in the City of Brotherly Love, has been a member of the same union for more than thirty years. Father and son are...

In the final weeks of the presidential campaign, John McCain has baffled analysts by choosing Pennsylvania as one of the states in which he wants to concentrate resources and time. The candidate seems to believe he can win here, even though the state has gone Democratic in every presidential election...