Graham Pulls Support for Major Senate Climate Bill  —  WASHINGTON — In a move that may derail a comprehensive climate change and energy bill in the Senate, one of the measure's central architects, Senator Lindsey Graham, has issued an angry protest over what he says are Democratic plans …

Tea Party With a Difference  —  I've been trying to understand the Tea Party Movement.  Sounds like a lot of angry people who want to get the government out of their lives and cut both taxes and the deficit.  Nothing wrong with that — although one does wonder where they were in the Bush years.

Shelby: Dems will lack votes Monday  —  Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) and the committee's ranking Republican, Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby, said Sunday they don't have a deal yet on the financial regulatory reform bill - but said they were on the verge of one.

Obama: Americans ‘are all family’  —  President Barack Obama, who will deliver the eulogy today for 29 miners killed in the explosion at a West Virginia mine — the worst U.S. mine disaster in four decades — will not only call for greater mine safety, but also summon a spirit of American “family.”

Eliot Spitzer Skeptical of Andrew Cuomo's Resolve  —  He questions whether the candidate has the will to stand up to powerful interests.  He faults him for failing to aggressively take on Wall Street.  And he is not sure that he will vote for him for governor this fall, saying he wants to see “who else will be in the race.”

David Cameron: ‘One of the keys is the people who are liberal with a small L’  —  The Conservative leader admits the TV debates have dramatically altered the course of the campaign - but insists they were good for democracy  —  We are sitting on the black leather sofas in a compartment …

Congress Must Plug the Rate Hike Loophole  —  What's Your Reaction: … I was outraged and dismayed yesterday when I read an investigative story by Reuters that details how WellPoint — the nation's largest health insurance company, with 33.7 million customers — used a special computer program …

Video: Oberstar's Clean Water Act amendment a federal seizure of all waters?  —  Congressman Jim Obertar (D-MN) wants to amend the Clean Water Act after almost 40 years by removing the word “navigable” when limiting federal jurisdiction.  Stephen Hayes, Mara Liasson, Charles Krauthammer …

2012 prelude: GOP hopefuls go online  —  President Barack Obama's prospective 2012 Republican rivals are investing heavily in the Internet, looking to cut into what was an overwhelming advantage for Obama in the 2008 campaign.  —  Through the first three months of the year …

G.O.P. Threatens Seats Long Held by Democrats  —  ASHLAND, Wis. — Representative David R. Obey has won 21 straight races, easily prevailing through wars and economic crises that have spanned presidencies from Nixon's to Obama's.  Yet the discontent with Washington surging through politics …

Goldman Sachs Messages Show It Thrived as Economy Fell  —  In late 2007 as the mortgage crisis gained momentum and many banks were suffering losses, Goldman Sachs executives traded e-mail messages saying that they were making “some serious money” betting against the housing markets.