After two rounds of canvassing and a recount, Michael Gayoso Jr. has won the county attorney race by 14 votes over incumbent John Gutierrez.

They should disable the democratic process in Minnesota. We can forgive you if you accidentally elect a pro wrestler as your governor. But when you send a guy who played Stuart Smalley on "Saturday Night Live" to the Senate, you become a problem for all of us.

What makes Gov. Mark Sanford’s sin even worse is the way he left his co-workers and his constituents out to dry. Not only did he act shamefully toward his wife, but the arrogance he displayed by keeping his trip to Argentina secret is unforgivable. The only action he could take to perhaps salvage some of his reputation is to resign his office.  

A four-month investigation by the Sangamon County state’s attorney’s office has found insufficient evidence to charge U.S. Sen. Roland Burris with perjury. Burris, D-Ill., was under investigation for possible perjury for his January testimony before the Illinois House impeachment committee.

Read the letter from Sangamon County State's Attorney John Schmidt to House Speaker Michael Madigan

In 2007, Americans bought 16 million cars. In 2008, we bought 13 million. And in 2009, we’re on track to buy just 9 million. Unless we turn the trend around fast, all the auto company bailouts and forced mergers in the world won’t save our economy. So you’d think that Democrats would be desperate to stimulate auto sales, because as the economy goes, so go the 2010 congressional elections.

The resignation of U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter brings an end to the tenure of the biggest surprise and disappointment current conservatives have had to endure.

In choosing a man to manage the bailout of the banks who’s so cozy with its players, the president bought into the old fantasy that what’s best for Wall Street is best for America.

Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter is a man of principle who, no longer able to abide the rightward drift of the Republican Party, made the difficult decision to abandon it in favor of the Democratic Party, with which he is more ideologically aligned. Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter is a political mercenary who, faced with a tough re-election primary next year, abandoned his political home of almost 30 years, not to mention the many voters and contributors who supported him.

Three months into his job as transportation secretary, Ray LaHood, a Republican, says he feels like he’s “a full partner” in the Obama administration. The former Congressman from Peoria is at the forefront of the administration's battle to turn around the American economy.

A proposal to amend Brazil's Constitution so expatriates could elect their own representatives to their national congress is making headway in Brazil to the delight of a local Brazilian group.