By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
Mary L. Smith would have been the top enforcer of the nation's tax laws, the highest Justice Department position ever attained by an American Indian.

Unable to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law, Republicans are trying to oust the official quarterbacking the overhaul of the nation's medical system.

Unable to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law, Republicans are trying to oust the official who is quarterbacking the overhaul of the nation's medical system.
"We're identifying the best possible candidate to fill this role, and we hope to make the nomination soon," White House spokesman Reid Cherlin said.
Those changes "will save billions in excess costs and save millions of lives," said White House spokesman Cherlin.