We need a tougher enforcement program and, most importantly, we need to fix the badly broken ethics system.

Regrettably, it has become clear that torture of detainees in United States custody is not limited to Abu Ghraib or even Iraq. Since Abu Ghraib, there have been increasing reports of torture.

Black History Month must be more than just a month of remembrance; it should be a tribute to our history and reminder of the work that lies in the months and years ahead.

Real lobbying reform must end the practice of corporate lobbyists writing our laws.

As we celebrate Black History Month we should be grateful for the achievements they made and inspired by their legacies to continue their work.

It is never too late to regain our credibility around the world.

The worst excesses of the Congress of the 1980s pale in comparison with what is going on in Washington today.

Over the past few years special interests have had a larger and larger say over who gets what in America, and the voices of average citizens are being shut out.

The poorest residents of the gulf coast were most affected by the devastating hurricanes, and the poorest Americans have shouldered a disproportionate share of the burden in Iraq.

What's interesting is there are $12 billion of breaks in the energy bill that passed, yet we see that the sixth major oil companies in America last year made $1.1 trillion.

Parts of the Voting Rights Act are due to expire next year if Congress doesn't extend them, including the section that guarantees that voting rights will be protected by the federal government.

Goodness is funny because it draws you to it while curiously possessing you with the untrammelled desire to turn it into something bad.

An integral part of any best friend's job is to immediately clear your computer history if you die.

I just keep traveling and doing live shows.

In mathematics, the art of asking questions is more valuable than solving problems.

Such is the strength of art, rough things to shape.

While analogies are useful, however, they can also be misleading. They smuggle in assumptions that can be wrong.

I know of nothing more exciting than war.

Good job on Percy Jackson I read all of them 8 times and have listened 42 times and still not bored Thanks.

Dinosaur: I plan to use punctuated equilibrium to turn this zit into a third eye. Catbert: That's not a natural advantage. You'd better stay away from the fitter dinosaurs.

My long sickness Of health and living now begins to mend, And nothing brings me all things.