WASHINGTON – Sens.John McCain and Lindsey Graham spoke from the war zone Sunday to condemn GOP chairman Michael Steele's comment that Afghanistan was a war of Obama's choosing. Neither GOP lawmaker, however, was outraged enough to demand Steele's resignation, as some other Republican have done.Both said from Kabul it was up to Steele to decide whether he could continue to lead the party.St
WASHINGTON The patient is alive and kicking.A new Associated Press-GfK poll finds public support for President Barack Obama's new health care law has risen to its highest point.The nation remains divided, with 45 percent in favor and 42 percent opposed to the president's signature domestic accomplishment.Still, the shift in public sentiment was significant.Opposition to the overhaul increased af
WASHINGTON – A multimillionaire House Republican who owns thousands of shares of BP stock has no plans to recuse himself from a congressional investigation related to the Gulf oil spill or from votes on Capitol Hill that could affect his investments in the oil company.Rep.James Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin has avoided directly criticizing BP for the spill itself.At the same time, he has watch