Twice this week, the White House has chosen sides in a budding Democratic primary. After backing Colorado incumbent Sen. Michael Bennet over a Dem challenger, Obama is throwing his weight in the other direction, now telling a current officeholder, NY Governor David Paterson, to stand down in 2010. more...

Must-see footage from the September 12th Tea Party March on Wahington, D.C. headlined by conservative commentator Glenn Beck. To date, this might be the best illustration of the vast amount of misinformation involved in the right's opposition campaign. more...

The United States and China this week initiated a trade dispute over tires, auto-parts, and poultry products just a week ahead of the 2009 G-20 trade summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. more...

Colorado Senator Michael Bennet, the Colorado Democrat appointed to replace Ken Salazar when the latter was appointed Interior Secretary by President Obama, picked up the backing of the Administration in what's looking to be a tough race to win the special election in 2010 to finish the final four years of the term. more...

A bill conceived by the late Senator Ted Kennedy and proposed to Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and top state legislators to amend the process by which vacancies in Massachusetts' Senate delegation are filled has passed overwhelmingly, by a bill of 95-58. more...