Joe Wilson (Politician)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - John Boehner says he learned how to deal with all sorts of people working as a boy in his dad's bar. That skill came in handy this week in Congress, but not all left happy.

Congressman's claims about Yucca Mountain nothing but rubbish. Rep. Joe Wilson, the South Carolina Republican who came to prominence by yelling "You lie!" at the president, recently chided his party's presidential candidates for backing away from the federal plans to store nuclear waste in Nevada during their Las Vegas debate.In a piece published Saturday in the Chronicle in Augusta, Ga., a town near his South Carolina district, Wilson urged voters in his state, which holds a presidential primary early next year, to press the candidates on the issue and made a number of specious claims to try to rally support for the failed project.

Republican lawmakers in the House of Representatives are calling for a delay in lifting the ban on gays serving openly in the US military, saying new rules have not yet been made available.

CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Joe Wilson of South Carolina -- the lawmaker who shouted "You Lie" at President Barack Obama during a speech -- remained hospitalized on Thursday with an "extended fever," his congressional office said.

California Representative Duncan Hunter is leading an effort to delay certification of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' repeal. California Representative Duncan Hunter is leading an effort to delay implementation of repeal of ?Don't Ask, Don't Tell,? the 1993 law that bars gay and bisexual troops from serving openly, Stars and Stripes reported. Responding to remarks by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates that he is considering certifying that the military is ready to lift the policy before he steps down from his post on June 30, a group of 23 Republicans in a letter to President Barack Obama say the action would be ?premature.? ?As we move forward, it is imperative that Congress have the ability to exercise its authority to have direct oversight in the welfare of our military forces,? the letter states. ?While our nation is engaged in two wars and operations throughout the globe, we need to ensure that all safeguards are in place in order to protect the effectiveness, morale and readiness of our

COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - Carrying signs that read "Don't stop until the flag drops" and "It's not about heritage," 1,000 people marched to the grounds of the state capitol building on Monday to protest the Confederate battle flag on the Capitol grounds.

House Republicans put agenda on hold for a weekHouse leaders put the GOP's ambitious agenda on hold this week after Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot last weekend in Tucson in an attack that killed six and injured 14. Among the items they pulled from consideration: an attempted repeal of the health care bill passed last year.

House has expelled 5 members, censured 22, reprimdanded 9. The House has expelled five members over the years, censured 22 and reprimanded another nine.

The US House of Representatives voted Thursday to censure veteran Democratic lawmaker Charles Rangel, once the chamber's leader on taxes and trade, for financial improprieties.

APNewsBreak: Rangel says censure too severe, wants House to reprimand him in ethics case. Rep. Charles Rangel is ready to make a last stand to salvage his reputation and tell the House that a censure should be reserved for crooked politicians.

Tea party candidates win key races for Congress, SC governor and vow to shake up government. Voters embraced the tea party's conservative throw-the-bums-out anthem in key races across the country, with the movement's favored candidates taking more than a dozen House seats held by Democrats, three Senate races and the South Carolina governorship.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - For Valerie Plame, the CIA operative whose cover was blown by the Bush administration, the best part of a new film about the scandal may be that years of many complex twists and turns in her life are clearly revealed to Americans.

They approve of these messages: TV stations get sorely needed jolt with $3B in campaign ads. For TV viewers, this cutthroat election year is a riot of attack ads and media saturation made possible by big-money donors. For TV stations, it's a stimulus package.

A long, turbulent two years ends with once downtrodden GOP on brink of big electorate gains. It wasn't so long ago that the Republican Party was in shambles, and Barack Obama's throngs filled the November air with chants of "Yes we can!"

They approve of these messages: TV stations get sorely needed jolt with $3B in campaign ads. For TV viewers, this cutthroat election year is a riot of attack ads and media saturation made possible by big-money donors. For TV stations, it's a stimulus package.

They approve of these messages: TV stations get sorely needed jolt with $3B in campaign ads. For TV viewers, this cutthroat election year is a riot of attack ads and media saturation made possible by big-money donors. For TV stations, it's a stimulus package.

Doris Kearns Goodwin, the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and presidential author, wonders whether modern presidents have lost their bully pulpit to the noise of the fractious media and Internet bloggers.

T-shirt pokes fun at South Carolina's recent travails with slogan: 'We're not making this up'. A new T-shirt poking fun at a series gaffes by South Carolina public figures is being worn by the state's unlikely longshot Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alvin Greene.

SC Sen. leader defends photo in Confederate garb with blacks in clothes reminiscent of slavery. NAACP leaders said Thursday a photo of a South Carolina Senate leader in a Confederate uniform posing with blacks in costumes reminiscent of slavery is another blow against the state.

Do the nominations of 2 minority Republicans in SC show racial progress in the deep South?. CHARLESTON, S.C. ? South Carolina voters have nominated an Indian-American woman for governor and a black state lawmaker for Congress ? developments which, on their face, suggest landmark racial progress in a state that still flies the Confederate flag near its statehouse.