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Over the last 35 years, Joe Biden has held some of the most powerful positions in the Senate. He started life as a stuttering young man in Scranton, Pa., however, with a fear of asking a girl on a date.

Eleven school employees are convicted of racketeering in a case involving high-stakes standardized testing. Here's our take on the trial.

Former first lady "Lady Bird" Johnson, the widow of former President Lyndon Johnson, was buried Sunday at the family ranch in Texas. She died Wednesday at the age of 94.

Dr. Anthony Cordesman, who holds the Arleigh Burke Chair in Strategy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., examines efforts to sideline militias and bring Iraq under the control of the government in Baghdad.

The Census Bureau has released new information about immigrants in America. The overall number of immigrants has been rising sharply in this decade. More than 35.5 million immigrants now live in U.S. households.

Hamas fighters are on the verge of over-running the remaining strongholds of Fatah in the Gaza Strip. President Mahmoud Abbas remains in the West Bank, seemingly powerless to stop the warfare.

The Justice Department says the Bush administration will end its warrantless domestic wiretap program, and accept the authority of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.

Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) has announced that he has filed papers to create a presidential exploratory committee. The announcement is a first step in the senator's potential 2008 run for president.

Immigration rights activists are calling for rallies and boycotts Tuesday against a federal crackdown on undocumented workers. In Chicago, one woman has avoided deportation for eight months by taking refuge in a church.

The 10 GOP presidential candidates squared off for their second debate in South Carolina on Tuesday night. Support in that state is seen as critical in choosing the next Republican nominee. Our observer says the event was lively.