His decisive victory over Republican Senator John McCain brought down the last racial barrier in American politics.

VOA: special.2009.01.03

Over the years, she also worked for the political campaigns of her brothers, John,Robert and Edward.

VOA: special.2009.08.23

John Henry's blood spilled over the ground.

VOA: special.2009.02.21

Kentucky Democrat John Yarmuth derided Republican calls to start over on health care.

VOA: standard.2010.03.10

Long-time Murtha aide and Democrat Mark Critz won that seat Tuesday in a conservative district that voted for Republican John McCain over Democrat Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

The Pakistan aid bill, co-sponsored by Democrat Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry and ranking Republican Richard Lugar, is aimed at regularizing a civilian aid relationship that has fluctuated over the years depending on events in Pakistan.

VOA: standard.2009.09.24

Senator Specter, who's been in the Senate for 29 years, would face a difficult reelection contest next year as a Republican in Pennsylvania, a state that backed Barack Obama over Republican John McCain in last year's presidential race.

VOA: standard.2009.04.28