Bresnahan: “So I think the House should reject this resolution and launch an immediate probe into Catholic schools nationwide. I will volunteer my testimony as a starting place. “Of course, I was a terrible little s*** as a child, so the nuns probably kept me out of prison. And now …

The sale is a key element in the U.S. strategy to bolster the defenses of its Arab allies in Saudi Arabia and other oil-producing majority Sunni Muslim Gulf nations against threats from Shiite Iran.

Congress returns this week – at least half of it does – for the start of 2008 and a session that should have distinct differences from 2007. [click]

Pelosi and Bernanke to discuss economy on Monday: aide