The average family earning minimum wage spends 141 percent of their income struggling to meet basic needs - food, shelter, clothing.

The president overstepped his authority when he asked the NSA to eavesdrop on Americans' international phone calls without obtaining a warrant.

Anyone who's tried to pay a heating bill, fill a prescription, or simply buy groceries knows all too well that the current minimum wage does not cut the mustard.

I've seen the same promises -- more jobs, higher wages, the jobs don't materialize ... the promises are remade.

I think this group of people came together in a way that they haven't before in 2007. I'm very optimistic we can do something ... I want to get there, I want to support this.

Year after year, President Bush has broken his campaign promises on college aid. And year after year, the Republican leadership in Congress has let him do it.

Ohio is one of only two states that have a minimum wage below the federal level of $5.15 an hour.