Resolutions

The controversy that has followed Michael Jackson, in life and in death, reached the halls of Congress on Thursday as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) said she saw no point to scheduling a vote on a resolution honoring the pop icon. Senior lawmakers had feared the resolution would set off an ugly debate that could hurt Congress' image and upset the Jackson family. They were probably right, given that Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Ky.