Mitch Murray

Calling her "unquestionably qualified," Washington Democratic Sen. Patty Murray said Tuesday that in nominating Sonia Sotomayor for the U.S. Supreme Court President Barack Obama picked someone who was an "unparalleled example of the true spirit and determination of the American dream." Read More

The Associated Press is reporting that prosecutors will file an indictment against Michael Jackson's doctor, charging him with involuntary manslaughter. Read More

Patty Murray and two other U.S. senators are traveling to China to meet with leaders of that country. Read More

I'm as much of a pacifist as the next peacenik, but that doesn't mean I have to like the ham-fisted schlock of the 1974 hit U.K. single and thinly-disguised anti-Vietnam War anthem "Billy, Don't Be a Hero" by the two-hit not-such-a-wonder Paper Lace. Read More