AZ to allow concealed weapons without permit

Republican Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday signed into law a bill making Arizona the third state allowing people without a permit to carry a concealed weapon.

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Thousands expected to honor Cherokee’s Mankiller

Cherokee Nation officials expect thousands of people at the Saturday memorial service for former tribal Chief Wilma Mankiller, one of the most visible American Indian leaders in recent years and among the few women to ever lead a major tribe.

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N.C. tea party groups move from protests to politics

Best known for vociferous protests and confrontational placards, members of tea party groups across North Carolina are starting to channel their energy into more traditional political efforts: choosing candidates for upcoming elections.

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Five Reasons the Democrats Are Not Running Scared — Yet (Time.com)

Time.com – Republicans may be hoping that Obama’s first midterm test reprises Bill Clinton’s, when the Republicans seized the House in 1994. Here’s why things are different today

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NASA, National Academy of Scientists to help probe sudden acceleration in Toyotas, other cars

WASHINGTON – NASA and the National Academy of Sciences are joining the government’s effort to figure out what caused the sudden acceleration problems that led to Toyota’s massive recalls.

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Bayh donates $1M to help IN Democrats keep seat

Retiring Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh has contributed $1 million from his campaign funds to help the state Democratic Party in its quest to hold on to the seat.

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Obama to Dems: Our fates are tied to health bill (AP)

President Barack Obama speaks with lawmakers after he signed the HIRE Act jobs bill in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 18, 2010. Seen at rear left are Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., and Rep. Sam Farr, D-Calif. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP – In seeking enough votes to overhaul the nation’s health care system, President Barack Obama is telling nervous Democratic lawmakers that their political fates are linked to the bill’s passage, discouraging the notion that they can save themselves by opposing it, House members say.

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Patrikis Discusses Consumer Component of Dodd Bill: Video

March 15 — Ernie Patrikis, a partner at White & Case LLC, talks with Bloomberg’s Julie Hyman and Mark Crumpton about the financial regulatory bill introduced by U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd of Connecticut and the provision creating a new consumer financial-protection agency in the Federal Reserve.

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Former GOP congressman DioGuardi, father of ‘American Idol’ judge, to announce Senate run

The father of “American Idol” judge Kara DioGuardi , former Republican congressman Joe DioGuardi, is set to announce he is running for the U.S. Senate seat held by Kirsten Gillibrand.

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Getting Obama Right

Barack Obama never has been what political partisans make him out to be.

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The Brain Mistrust

Why the newest think tanks in Washington aren’t reimagining the capital.

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Democrats’ Indiana problem

Rep. Brad Ellsworth’s Senate bid could trigger a domino effect in Indiana politics.

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