Senator Olympia Snow (R-Maine) said that she would back the Democrats' plan for health care reform. During a Senate Finance Committee meeting, she said, "Is this bill all that I would want? Far from it. Is it all that it can be? No. But when history calls, history calls... The mark before us produces some bipartisan landmark reforms. It bolsters what works in the system and engenders quality and competition." more ›

The polls in New York close in a half hour, so the media won't be reporting returns until then. But it's still exciting and heartbreaking to watch the other states' elections returns. For starters, Bob Casey ousting Rick Santorum for a Senate seat in Pennsylvania? That's exciting. Heartbreaking would be reports of bugs and intimidation at the polls. more ›