New lawmakers who will join the 111th Congress find themselves on a fast track to learn their way around Capitol Hill
Jamie Dean | The end of a two-year campaign and the election of the nation's first African-American president marks for Democrats a historic milestone and for Republicans a time to begin again.
Conservative reaction to the GOP's defeat
It's time to learn what it's like to be a minority
Lynn Vincent | Hollywood high finance couldn't prevent Main Street from passing marriage-protection initiatives in three states
Mark Bergin | On Capitol Hill big gains for Democrats betray GOP shortcomings
Now is the time for neither political correctness nor conservative pessimism
Preparations are underway as available Washington area hotel rooms-and campsites-are going fast for January's inauguration week
With Barack Obama's meeting with President Bush Monday, the transition of leadership begins a bit early
