LAS VEGAS, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- A Las Vegas organizer for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now says he gave cash bonuses to canvassers who met voter registration goals.

GREENCASTLE, Ind., Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Former Bush administration adviser Karl Rove and one-time U.S. Democratic National Committed chairman Howard Dean say more political civility is needed.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Van Jones, U.S. President Barack Obama's former "green jobs czar," was "brought down," former Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean said Sunday.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Republicans will keep up the pressure on healthcare reform once the U.S. Congress returns to Washington next week, GOP leaders vow.

RESTON, Va., Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Catcalls, skits decrying proposed healthcare reform and general chaos marked a town hall meeting held by U.S. Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama has yet to show how specific constituencies, such as the elderly, would benefit from his health plan, some Democrats say.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is in Washington and is set to meet Tuesday with President Obama, who is trying to move his Middle East peace initiative forward.

WASHINGTON, April 13 (UPI) -- Former Vermont governor and Democratic National Party head Howard Dean is still pushing for universal healthcare, a goal he backed during his presidential bid.

GENEVA, Switzerland, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- He was down to earth as always. Having just arrived from Davos, former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, M.D., the chairman emeritus of the U.S. Democratic Party, spoke eloquently of his work and future. Many of us at the Democratic Expat Leadership Council dinner wondered out loud why he had not been named secretary of health and human services. Now, Mr. President, you have the chance to correct a glaring oversight.