Marion Berry

by Mark Silva It isn't only Republicans balking at President Barack Obama's spending plans. Conservative Democrats, too, have concerns about the $3.55-trillion plan. And an Obama-backing committee is targeting five of the so-called "Blue Dog Democrats''...

by Mark Silva In the roiling mix of political crosswinds that may come to characterize the 2009-2010 elections -- in which a Republican quit one congressional race to campaign for the winning Democrat, and in which the president's party was......

Challenger Bill Halter and Sen. Blanche Lincoln debate last month in advance of next Tuesday's Democratic primary. (AP/Danny Johnston) By James Oliphant CONWAY, Ark.--The cramped conference room at the Howard Johnson's off the interstate held this night a...

by Mark Silva It's beginning to feel like deja vu all over again to at least one Democratic congressman packing it in this fall, Rep. Marion Berry, a Democrat from Arkansas. The congressman's doubt about the party's prospects in 2010......

Well, congressman, you've gotten your 15 minutes of fame. But do you really want to be remembered this way? In an apparent effort to garner attention for his efforts to end House resolutions honoring sports teams, Utah Republican Congressman Jason...