Lost in the buzz about a shift in control of Congress, voters in nine states took the first steps in reclaiming private property rights threatened by recent court decisions. According to H. Sterling Burnett, a senior fellow with the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA), private property rights have long been ignored as a "constitutional step-child" by federal courts. Read more…

An estimated 10 million young Americans under the age of 30 voted in Tuesday's midterm elections, an increase of at least two million compared to 2002, according to exit polls and early published tallies of votes that are likely to increase as additional precincts and ballots are included. The preliminary data were analyzed by the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), which is the nation's premier research organization on the civic and political engagement of young Americans. Read more…

A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today welcomed the rejection of "Islam-bashing" and profiling as campaign issues in yesterday's mid-term elections. Read more…

Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid today called on President Bush to convene a bipartisan summit to find a new direction in Iraq. After yesterday's historic vote for change at home and abroad, the time has come for the President to listen to the American people and work with Congressional leaders of both parties for a new direction. Read more…

Prostate cancer patients who have a temporary rise in their prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels after radiation therapy - called a PSA bounce - are not at an increased risk of their cancer coming back any more than those who don't have a temporary rise, according to the largest study of its kind presented November 8, 2006, at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's 48th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. Read more…

> The National Museum of the Marine Corps Dedication will take place on Friday, Nov. 10, in conjunction with the Marine Corps Birthday and Veterans Day observed. The President of the United States, along with former astronaut and Marine, Sen. John Glenn, service secretaries, members of Congress, Governors, former Commandants of the Marine Corps and Marine delegations from across the nation, will dedicate this new national treasure in a ceremony beginning at 2 p.m. 15,000 invited guests including Marines, veterans and their families will celebrate the opening of the state of the art museum. Speakers in addition to the President will include Jim Lehrer, Marine, Executive Editor and Anchor of "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer," Lt. Gen. Ron Christmas, President of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, Gen. Michael Hagee, and Commandant of the Marine Corps. Program elements will include a F/A-18 Hornet flyover, a 21-gun salute, and a pageant of historic flags. Read more…

> Approximately 500 Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) activists and supporters will gather this weekend for AIUSA's 2006 Northeast Regional Conference. The conference will take place at Boston University at the George Sherman Union Nov. 10 to 11. Read more…

Mainline Protestant activism, led by a former United Church of Christ president, helped fuel successful minimum-wage campaigns in six states on Tuesday. Read more…

Rebuilding Together (RT), the nation's largest all-volunteer home rehabilitation organization, in conjunction with the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and lead sponsor, Countrywide Financial Corp., is coordinating rebuilding projects in the St. Roch neighborhood of New Orleans, Nov. 8 to 11. This restoration effort, which coincides with the Realtors Conference and Expo in New Orleans, is designed to help revitalize and rebuild this historic city. Read more…

Ethics scandals impacted over a dozen races last night, resulting in the House of Representatives turning over and a potential power switch on the Senate side. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) announced today that at least seven lawmakers included in its report, Beyond DeLay: The Most Corrupt Members of Congress (and five to watch) ( http://www.beyonddelay.com ), lost their seats last night over corruption issues. Read more…

Tyson Foods Inc. (NYSE: TSN) and a group of current and former workers have reached a settlement in a discrimination lawsuit involving the company's Ashland, Ala., poultry plant. Read more…

In Pennsylvania, public support for tougher gun laws helped re-elect Gov. Ed Rendell, send new members to the U.S. Congress and defeat a key state legislative incumbent. Read more…

After only five months as a two-star general, Lt. Gen. Ronald Coleman, deputy commandant for Manpower Reserve Affairs, was pinned with a third star Friday, Nov. 3 in a promotion ceremony at The Clubs At Quantico's ballroom. Read more…

Family Research Council President Tony Perkins released the following statement regarding the midterm election Read more…

In statewide and local races in Illinois yesterday, Brady-backed candidates won targeted races for governor, attorney general and key state legislative races. Read more…

Bruce Hotze, treasurer of Let the People Vote, Houston (LPVH) and a Houston businessman, issued the following statement regarding the passage of Proposition G (Prop G) Read more…

Sean Tipton, president, Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research (CAMR), issued the following statement today on embryonic stem cell influence in certain election wins Read more…

Control of the Senate, and the outcome of several House races, could come down to precise counting of provisional ballots, according to widespread reports. In response, Miles Rapoport, president of Demos, a national, non- partisan public policy center that has studied the success and failures of provisional ballots over the last several years, has issued the following statement Read more…

It's being called the first of its kind here in the U.S. When the city of Anaheim began undergoing a population surge, the demand for power increased accordingly. While very few homeowners welcomed the idea of an electrical substation in their backyard, many welcomed the idea of a park. Enter the "park substation," an electrical substation that's been built below a two-acre park giving residents the extra power their growing population requires, along with some extra green space they can now enjoy. Read more…

A new Greenberg Quinlan Rosner poll available at http://gqrr.com/index.php?IDequal1824 commissioned by MoveOn.org Political Action, makes it clear that the public elected the new Congress with a mandate to get our troops out of the mess in Iraq. Read more…

Human Rights First welcomed the announcement today of the resignation of U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. Read more…

Speaker of the House J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) today issued the following statement Read more…

Focus on the Family analysts are available for comment on the Partial- Birth Abortion Ban case being heard today by the U.S. Supreme Court. Read more…

A statement from Jim Guest, president of Consumers Union regarding the agenda of the 110th Congress Read more…

The ballot initiative system is in need of reform, the National Restaurant Association said today. A clear example of this need is reflected in the minimum wage hike ballot initiatives in six states including Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, Montana, Nevada and Ohio. Read more…