I had great cancer doctors and health insurance.My plan was cancelled.  Now I worry how long I'll live.  —  Everyone now is clamoring about Affordable Care Act winners and losers.  I am one of the losers.  —  My grievance is not political; all my energies are directed to enjoying life and staying alive …

Congress Needs to Pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act  —  Here in the United States, we're united by a fundamental principle: we're all created equal and every single American deserves to be treated equally in the eyes of the law.  We believe that no matter who you are …

Mike Michaud: Yes, I am gay.  ‘But why should it matter?’  —  When I entered the race for governor, I did so because I love the state of Maine and am tired of seeing it dragged in the wrong direction.  There was never any question that it would be a tough race, but I know I have the vision …

McAuliffe leads final poll by 7  —  PPP's final Virginia poll finds Democrats leading in all three statewide races.  In the Governor's race Terry McAuliffe has the advantage with 50% to 43% for Ken Cuccinelli and 4% for Libertarian Robert Sarvis.  In the Lieutenant Governor's race Ralph Northam …

Calling America: Hello?  Hello?  Hello?  Hello?  —  SINGAPORE — HAVING lived and worked abroad for many years, I'm sensitive to the changing ways that foreigners look at America.  Over the years, I've seen an America that was respected, hated, feared and loved.

Senate Democrats to White House on Obamacare: Fix it  —  Democratic senators have a warning for the White House: Fix Obamacare's problems or put Senate seats at risk next year.  —  In interviews, Democratic senators running in 2014, party elders and Senate leaders said the Obama administration must rescue …

Texas tea party seeks Ted Cruz 2.0: David Barton  —  Texas tea party activists eager to send another firebrand in the mold of Ted Cruz to the Senate have launched a movement to draft evangelical historian David Barton to run against Sen. John Cornyn.  —  Barton, who hosts a daily radio broadcast …

Special Investigation: How Insurers Are Hiding Obamacare Benefits From Customers  —  Donna received the letter canceling her insurance plan on Sept. 16.  Her insurance company, LifeWise of Washington, told her that they'd identified a new plan for her.  If she did nothing, she'd be covered.

For consumers whose health premiums will go up under new law, sticker shock leads to anger  —  Americans who face higher ­insurance costs under President Obama's health-care law are angrily complaining about “sticker shock,” threatening to become a new political force opposing the law …

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: @GovChristie to Teacher: “I Am Tired Of You People!”  —  UPDATE: I posted this about 12 hours ago on a late Saturday night, and already it has over 30K hits.  I've never seen blog traffic like this, especially on a weekend.  Is it not obvious that there has been an enormous amount …

Rand Paul on plagiarism charges: If dueling were legal in Kentucky...  Sen. Rand Paul said Sunday that accusations of plagiarism in his speeches makes him wish dueling were legal in Kentucky.  —  “I take it as an insult, and I will not lie down and say people can call me dishonest …

Google's Eric Schmidt Lambasts NSA Over Spying  —  On a recent visit to Hong Kong, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt spoke to Deborah Kan about allegations that the U.S. National Security Agency spied on the company's data centers, censorship in China, and the country he wants to visit next.

Hottest September On Record, Fastest Pacific Warming In 10,000 Years, Warmest Arctic In 120,000 Years  —  Temperature change over past 11,300 years (in blue, via Science, 2013) plus projected warming on humanity's current emissions path (in red, via recent literature.  —  It's been a hot week for global warming.