(Reuters) – Dorothy Height, a longtime leader of the U.S. civil rights movement and the chairwoman of the National Council of Negro Women, died on Tuesday in Washington. She was 98. U.S. Trained as a social worker, Height began her career as an advocate for civil rights and gender equality during the 1930s, working to [...]

Fort Bend County Democratic Party Chairman-elect Steve Brown met recently with Democratic National Chairman Tim Kaine (at right) to discuss the 2010 election. Kaine believes Fort Bend County can and will turn blue in November.