House OKs new taxes on big oil companies (AP)

Phil Gramm: America Is A Nation Of Whiners
Today we find that Former Texas republican senator and top economic advisor to McCain serves up a completely clueless assessment of why...

Senate Minority Leader Admits GOP Will Stay Minority
This found via TPM… With 23 Republicans up and only 12 Democrats, if the GOP holds onto what they currently have now it’ll be a miracle.

Democrats call upon GOP to support new GI Bill (AP)
AP - A Democratic congressman on Saturday urged Republicans to "step up to the plate" to help veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

Clinton spends Mother's Day campaigning in W.Va. (AP)
AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton toured the birthplace of Mother's Day in rural West Virginia, offering Democrats a subtle reminder Sunday that her fading...

Housing aid bills face vetoes by President Bush (AP)
AP - Strapped homeowners could refinance into government-backed mortgages and states would get money to deal with foreclosed property under...