Archives > Writers Next Page >Page 1 of 2 Aug. 14, 2009The ice cream man Career | John Harrison has a gold spoon, a silver tongue, and a taste for butterfat [http://www.worldmag.com/2009/08/the_ice_cream_man] Aug. 4, 2009 Debating the inevitable Supreme Court | Senate debate over Sonia Sotomayor's nomination begins with a slightly bipartisan victory expected [http://www.worldmag.com/2009/08/debating_the_inevitable] July 31, 2009 Mountain of bureaucracy Energy | The Senate and House are caught in an energy industry battle over the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository [http://www.worldmag.com/2009/07/mountain_of_bureaucracy] July 28, 2009 Committee OKs Sotomayor Supreme Court | A dozen Democrats and one Republican move President Obama's nominee one step closer to confirmation [http://www.worldmag.com/2009/07/committee_oks_sotomayor] July 22, 2009 Narrow defeat Congress | A concealed weapons carry amendment falls just two votes short in the Senate [http://www.worldmag.com/2009/07/narrow_defeat] July 22, 2009 Speed bump Supreme Court | Despite a delayed vote, Sonia Sotomayor continues on her path toward confirmation [http://www.worldmag.com/2009/07/speed_bump] July 17, 2009 Jeopardizing free speech? Congress | In a late-night vote, Senate Democrats add an expansive hate-crimes amendment to a key defense-spending bill [http://www.worldmag.com/2009/07/jeopardizing_free_speech] July 13, 2009 Party lines Supreme Court | Senators stick to party lines in questioning Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor at her first hearing [http://www.worldmag.com/2009/07/party_lines] July 7, 2009 Blast off Congress | Senators, including one new one, return from the Fourth of July break ready to ignite their own legislative fireworks [http://www.worldmag.com/2009/07/blast_off] July 3, 2009 Stop asking Military | President Obama confirms his commitment to ending "don't ask, don't tell," but says it will take time [http://www.worldmag.com/2009/07/stop_asking] June 27, 2009 Fight to the finish Congress | Democrats narrowly pass a landmark energy reform bill Friday, despite Republicans staunchly opposing it [http://www.worldmag.com/2009/06/fight_to_the_finish] June 25, 2009 Charting a course Education | A four-day conference in Washington, D.C., helps push public charter school initiatives [http://www.worldmag.com/2009/06/charting_a_course]