For anyone who grew up in an Irish Catholic community, the blessing is one you've heard a hundred times. And for an Irish American like Ted Kennedy, perhaps no parting words are more appropriate. With that, Senator, we bid you slán go fóil, Irish Gaelic meaning "Goodbye for awhile". more...

Democratic Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy- Lion of the Senate, patriarch of the Democratic Party, and the last son of the greatest generation of the greatest political family in American history- has died at his home in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts at 77 years age following a long battle with brain cancer. more...

Though perhaps overshadowed by other policy initiatives today, higher education became a notable point on the campaign trail, with some candidates (including then-Senator Joe Biden) promising to push for guaranteed access to public universities for all Americans. But the White House has already taken some significant steps toward the goal of getting more young Americans into higher education. more...

President Obama needs to focus on his top priority- health care reform- and what is needed to achieve it. He has staked his reputation on accomplishing some semblance of change to the health system. Winning now may very well determine the trajectory of the rest of his presidency and all subsequent policy pushes, from immigration to civil rights issues. more...

Had Democrats taken the health care bill through the budget reconciliation process- where use of the filibuster is forbidden by Senate rules- they would have only needed 51 votes. They could easily have jammed the legislation down the throat of the other party and the American people who elected them. But they didn't. If anything, Democrats in the health care fight have reaffirmed to the American people their commitment to bipartisanship. more...