Joe Wilson (Politician)

Congressman: No poison plot at SC's Fort Jackson; 4 detained soldiers involved in petty crimes. An Army probe into allegations of verbal threats involving a base's food supply has revealed that none of the five soldiers detained was involved in any plot to poison food at the base, a congressman said Sunday.

Axelrod: Expected the unexpected when it comes to reaction in House chamber to Obama speeches. A top White House adviser says it's gotten to the point where almost any unusual reaction or outburst to a speech by President Barack Obama in the House chamber isn't really that unusual.

Obama's high court smackdown prompts read-my-lips dissent from a justice and a decorum debate. An unusual piece of theater that unfolded in the blink of an eye at the State of the Union speech raises questions:

Supreme Court justice shakes head as Obama scolds high court over campaign finance decision. The man in the House chamber openly disagreeing with President Barack Obama as he spoke to Congress wasn't an over-the-top Republican or a seething Democrat. He was a Supreme Court justice, Samuel Alito.

The South Carolina congressman who called Barack Obama a liar during the president's last speech before Congress says he'll be on his best behavior for the State of the Union address Wednesday night.

Lawmaker who heckled Obama with 'You lie!' says he'll show restraint at State of the Union. The South Carolina congressman who called Barack Obama a liar during the president's last speech before Congress says he'll be on his best behavior for the State of the Union address Wednesday night.

Political discourse took bad turn in 2009, doesnÕt look good this year, either. One of the low points of politics in 2009 was Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., coming out of his seat during President Barack ObamaÕs September speech to Congress and yelling, ÒYou lie!Ó

At 85, President Carter finds happiness in places most of us would avoid. Jimmy Carter strides through an impoverished neighborhood of the Dominican town of Dajabon, where cattle mope behind a tangle of barbed wires, where the heat suffocates and the air is thick with mosquitoes.

Sanford's affair, 'You lie!' and Phelps' bong photo: 2009 is Year of the Bad Decision in SC. Marc Torchi burned some yard debris and thought firefighters put it out. Four days later, the most costly wildfire in South Carolina history swept toward Myrtle Beach.

Chronology of news events in 2009. JULY

An errant balloon, party-crashers and more: Pop culture in 2009 was dominated by reality TV. Little Falcon Heene of "Balloon Boy" fame surely had no idea he was encapsulating an entire year of popular culture when he told his parents on national TV: "You guys said that we did this for the show."

'Keep your government hands off my Medicare' tops Yale list of year's most memorable quotes. The fierce debate over health care hasn't led to a new law yet, but it's produced some of this year's top quotes, according to a Yale University librarian.

The fierce debate over health care hasn't led to a new law yet, but it's produced some of this year's top quotes, according to a Yale University librarian.

SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Tis the season to be jolly -- and to make a list, with the end of decade sparking them galore ranging from the top words of the decade, to the top celebrity, or the stupidest gifts for the person with everything.

WASHINGTON - President Obama last night made the argument for 30,000 more US troops in Afghanistan with a heavy burden: He cannot count on his fellow Democrats for support. Key Democrats yesterday offered tepid endorsements or were openly skeptical of the president's deployment decision. After Obama's speech, Senate majority leader Harry Reid of Nevada praised Obama's ``sound strategy,'' but pointedly noted that ``our resources are not unlimited and our commitment is not open-ended.'' The Senate's second-ranking Democrat, Dick Durbin of Illinois, offered no promise of support, and Democratic Senator Russ Feingold of Wisconsin threatened to try to block funding for the troop increase. In the House, many Democrats are skittish about escalating the war - and how to pay for it. Obama briefed leaders of both parties at the White House yesterday to discuss his plan, but that issue was left unresolved after the meeting, described by House Democratic whip James Clyburn as ``civil and somber.

WASHINGTON - President Obama last night made the argument for 30,000 more US troops in Afghanistan with a heavy burden: He cannot count on his fellow Democrats for support. Key Democrats yesterday offered tepid endorsements or were openly skeptical of the president's deployment decision. After Obama's speech, Senate majority leader Harry Reid of Nevada praised Obama's ``sound strategy,'' but pointedly noted that ``our resources are not unlimited and our commitment is not open-ended.'' The Senate's second-ranking Democrat, Dick Durbin of Illinois, offered no promise of support, and Democratic Senator Russ Feingold of Wisconsin threatened to try to block funding for the troop increase. In the House, many Democrats are skittish about escalating the war - and how to pay for it. Obama briefed leaders of both parties at the White House yesterday to discuss his plan, but that issue was left unresolved after the meeting, described by House Democratic whip James Clyburn as ``civil and somber.

It's no lie: 'Admonish' wins Word of the Year after Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst. When the U.S. House admonished Rep. Joe Wilson for shouting "You lie!" at President Barack Obama during a health care speech to Congress, it not only lit up talk show lines, but also sent many people scurrying to the Internet in search of a definition.

Poll: half of Southern Democrats opposed, outraged by lawmaker's shout to Obama of 'You lie!'. About half of Southern Democrats responding to a poll say they were opposed or outraged by South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson's shout of "You lie!" when President Barack Obama addressed Congress.

WASHINGTON ? The Republican Party has been told again and again that it must tone down its rhetoric against illegal immigrants if it has any hope of keeping Hispanic voters who were once gravitating to the party from moving further toward Democrats.

After six months of angry debate, one final bill ready for roll call. WASHINGTON The long, national health care debate is about to come to an end, at least in one chamber of Congress. But it is not drawing to a close quietly, not without one last fight.