By Elaine Donnelly
Extending sexual misconduct to combat units
Independent voices from the TWT Communities

Twenty members of Congress have sent a letter to the Boy Scouts of America, urging it to drop its ban on gay youth and adults.

Capitol Hill lawmakers said Sunday that the U.S. must take a tough stance against Syria for reportedly using chemical weapons against its own people but stopped short of calling for troops to intervene inside the country.

Former Rep. Anthony D. Weiner has just received his first formal endorsement for his potential run for New York City mayor — from Rep. Keith Ellison, Minnesota Democrat.
Sean Hannity's cable television showdown this week with a Democratic congressman has become more than just a verbal schoolyard brawl. It's a fundraising opportunity.
Sean Hannity's cable television showdown this week with a Democratic congressman has become more than just a verbal schoolyard brawl. It's an opportunity _ for money, attention and ratings.

Rep. Keith Ellison, Minnesota Democrat, attacked Fox News conservative host Sean Hannity on Tuesday evening, calling him an "immoral" liar and a sorry excuse for a journalist who furthers "yellow journalism."

Democrats opposed a Republican-backed move to mount a real-time national debt clock during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Tuesday, according to one media report.
Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:
Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:

Republicans said Wednesday it's now Democrats' turn to feel the heat of trying to work out a budget deal.
Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:
Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:
Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:
Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:

Anderson Cooper closed one of five segments of his weeknight CNN show that he recently devoted to attacking principally Rep. Michele Bachmann with a genuflection toward an iconic newsman, Edward R. Murrow.
"Red line does not mean boots on the ground. But there's a lot of things we can do other than that. We have been providing nonlethal military aid," Mr. Ellison said. "But more coordination and dealing with this humanitarian crisis, I think, is essential."
Rep. Keith Ellison, Minnesota Democrat, said on "Meet the Press," "I don't think the world's greatest superpower, the United States, can stand by and do nothing."