A Formal Affair with Flare at The White House
President Barack Obama, second from right, and first lady Michelle Obama, second from left, stand with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, center, and his wife Gursharan Kaur, le

President and First Lady Host First State Dinner
A sample display of a table setting is seen prior to the State Dinner for India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) By Pamela Gentry, Senior Political Analyst Nov

Health Care Reform:”Failure is Not an Option”
By Pamela Gentry, Senior Political Analyst Nov. 23, 2009 – Debate on health care will resume after Thanksgiving, but according to leaders in the Democratic Party, “failure is not an option.” New York Sen. Charles Schumer (D) said, with or without Republican support, “we’re not going to not pass a bill.”  If Dems can get it done without Republican’s they’ll need Independent, Sen.’s Joe Lieberman (Conn.) and Bernard Sanders (VT.) as well as all 58 Democratic senators. 

Baltimore Mayor’s Fate with the Jury
By Pamela Gentry, Senior Political Analyst Nov. 23, 2009 – Monday morning jurors deliberating the fate of Baltimore Mayor Shelia Dixon on theft related charges will return for their third day of deliberations. Jury deliberation hasn’t been easy and everyone is speculating jurors are at odds with determining a quick decision for an acquittal or convention because of the complexity of the charges and the motive of the p

Judge Rules Army Corps Responsible for Katrina Damage
By Pamela Gentry, Senior Political Analyst Nov. 19, 2009 – Katrina victims were handed a win on Wednesday when a federal judge ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers’ mismanagement of maintenance of  levees  in the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet was directly responsible for flood damage of homes in St. Bernard Parish and the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans.   The ruling could pave the way for residence of the area devastated by Hurricane Katrina to seek damages from the government totaling billions of dollars.    U.S. Judge Stanwood Duval, Jr. ruled the federal government’s failure to maintain the levees adequately caus