CNN's Don Lemon talks with political panel on the House healthcare reform vote and what's next.
Narrow passage of a sweeping health care bill by the House of Representatives portends a continuing difficult fight for President Obama and fellow Democrats to get a bill through the Senate and into law.
President Obama praises the House for passage of a health care reform bill and says he is "absolutely confident" the Senate will do the same.
President Obama on Sunday praised the "historic" House vote to pass a bill overhauling the nation's ailing health care system, and said now it is time for the Senate to "take the baton" and complete its work.
The jury that convicted former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson on 11 counts of corruption said Thursday that he should forfeit almost half a million dollars in assets derived from criminal activity.
Former congressman William Jefferson was convicted of corruption in a case where $90,000 was found in his freezer.
Former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson of Louisiana was convicted Wednesday on 11 of the 16 corruption charges against him in a case that included the discovery of $90,000 in his freezer.
Nine-term Democratic Rep. William Jefferson, who has been battling scandals and a federal indictment for the past three years, lost his bid for re-election on Saturday.
Anh "Joseph" Cao is hoping an election Saturday will make him the first Vietnamese-American to be elected to Congress.
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