On this Week in Politics,we remember the life of civil rights leader Dr. Dorothy Height. Pres. Obama said in his eulogy that she led a life of “vision and class.” She was Chairman and former President of the National Council of Negro Women.

Michael Phillip Wright died September 16, 2009, consequent to a stroke. Born in Norman, Oklahoma, on March 10, 1947, Mike graduated from Grant High School in Oklahoma City in 1965 And later the University of Oklahoma.He was Anti-War Activist against US involvement in Vietnam and was deeply influenced by Dr. King and Clara Luper an Oklahoma City civil rights leader.

Scott Lee Cohen is back,running for governor as an independent.

Rod Blagojevich's trial starts in five weeks and President Obama could be a witness.

Gov. Quinn's rating have hit rock bottom.

Alexi Giannoulias.'s family bank closed by feds.

President Obama spoke at a memorial service in Beckley, West Virginia on Sunday for 29 coal miners killed on April 5 by an underground methane explosion. The accident at the Upper Big Branch Mine operated by Massey Energy is the nation’s worst mining disaster in 40 years.

This Week in Politics is a hard news look at the past week and the upcoming week in the political world with commentary and insight into polling tends.

Sen. Blanche"25 cent" Lincoln ,Gov. Bill Halter and businessman D.C. Morrison fielded questions from panelists and emails from around the state in the first of series of debates.

The gloves came off in the second debate as Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg clashed over the economic recovery,EU,international affairs,Afghanistan and replacing Trident nuclear deterrent.

Kendrick Meek was elected to represent the 17th Congressional District of Florida, which includes parts of Miami-Dade and Broward County. He was elected to his fourth term in the U.S. House in 2008.

Rep Meek is the only Florida Democrat with a seat on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee.

He was part of panel discussion the aftermath of the Oklahoma City terrorist attack.

America's "resilience against violent extremists" and emphasized the government's efforts to confront the growing threat of terrorism was the theme at the 15th Anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing.

This Week in Politics is a hard news look at the past week and the upcoming week in the political world with commentary and insight into polling tends.