The Senate voted along party lines tonight to avoid a GOP filibuster and move forward with debate on historic health care legislation. The final vote was 60-39, with Ohio Republican George Voinovich not voting. The AP reports that the “spectator galleries were full for the unusual Saturday night...

... years, likely collapsing carbon prices to at or near the lowest levels permitted by the legislation, according to Breakthrough Institute analysis. "There is probably no better indication of the persistence ... huge sources of offsets for U.S. and global markets. Furthermore, as Congressional legislation has moved forward, more and more sources of offsets have been permitted in successive drafts ...

... at least three feet. Councilman Steve Steel sponsored this legislation, stating after its passage that even though it would very soon become law: - that it was not currently seen as a problem in the city - that it ... of the city will apologize to me for what I consider the even more egregious offense of the idiotic legislation being debated in City Council when they have more important things to do. ...

... to help protect our citizens based on what they look like, who they love, how they pray or who they are."  The legislation is named for two victims of hate crimes. Matthew Shepard was a gay ... victims were in attendance at the historic signing of the law.  Critics of the legislation believe that it is usurping the power of the states to implement and prosecute violators of their own ...

... decided to do this all for the sake of stopping passage of landmark legislation that will bring justice to those who commit violent crimes ... urgent need for LGBT-inclusive hate crimes legislation. When I spoke with Carmella Etienne -- who was the victim of a hate- ... American Transwomen, in Tennessee. Hate Crimes legislation will be the first positive bill covering transgender, as well as lesbian, ...

... two wars. And they decided to do this all for the sake of stopping passage of landmark legislation that will bring justice to those who commit violent crimes based on bigotry and ... their votes against the defense package. "The bill includes hate crimes legislation, which I firmly believe is unnecessary, irresponsible, and certainly not germane to this bill," Saxby Chambliss of ...