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Top Cheney staffer grilled on torture policy

newsvine.com     26-Jun-2008   98 related          

WASHINGTON - Was this the face of the mastermind of the Bush administration's alleged torture policy? Summoned to testify about his role in the Bush administration’s policy on interrogating suspects at the Guantanamo Naval base...                    

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Virginia Congressional Recap (Post-Primary Edition)

tooconservative.com     22-Jun-2008   1 related          

Now that the primaries are over and the stages have been set, let’s revisit the Virginia Congressional races. I wrote my initial outlook three months ago, and surprisingly, with the dust cleared and the shape of each race more...                    

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Congress pats itself on back as it caves on telecom immunity

arstechnica.com     21-Jun-2008   545 related          

Legislators in the House of Representatives on Friday congratulated each other on the passage, by a wide margin, of compromise legislation to reform FISA. And by reform, they mean let the telecoms off of the hook for letting...                    

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Today We All Lost Our Right to Privacy - Today House Members Gave Into Terrorists

virginiadem.wordpress.com     20-Jun-2008   2 related          

I congratulate Congressman Jim Moran (VA-0 and Bobby Scott (VA-03) along with those listed below who today stood up for the Constitution, the rule-of-law, and the American people when they voted against the approval of H.R....                    

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Democrats Unite In Hampton Roads

washingtonpost.com     14-Jun-2008   9 related          

Democratic activists gathered in Hampton Friday night to kick off the party's state convention, which will take place this weekend at the Hampton Roads Convention Center. Sen. James Webb and U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott were special...                    

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When America Had a Soundtrack

opinionjournal.com     02-Jun-2008          

Dream Lucky By Roxane Orgill (Smithsonian, 342 pages, $25.95) "One day I heard Count Basie on the radio and that's when I flipped," jazz arranger Bill Potts once told me in an interview, his fervor undimmed more than 60 years later....                    

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Senator accuses FBI of retaliation against whistleblowers

govexec.com     22-May-2008   17 related          

By Michael Posner CongressDaily May 22, 2008 Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, went before the House Judiciary Crime Subcommittee Wednesday and accused the FBI of retaliating against those who criticize the agency's actions. "Underneath all of the good things the FBI does, unfortunately, there is a...                    

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Omission in Bill Overshadows Veto Override

redorbit.com     22-May-2008   528 related          

By MARY CLARE JALONICK AND By Mary Clare Jalonick and Julie Hirschfeld Davis The Associated Press WASHINGTON The House overwhelmingly rejected President Bush's veto Wednesday of a $290 billion farm bill, but what should have been a stinging defeat for the president became an embarrassment for...                    

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Sex offender bill passes Senate

cbsnews.com     21-May-2008          

Legislation passed without fanfare in the Senate Tuesday night would require convicted sex offenders to register their email addresses and IM screen names with a government-controlled database – but only if Senate Democrats can overcome objections from Democrats in the House, and only if they’re...                    

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U.S. House passes bill authorizing action against OPEC

xinhuanet.com     21-May-2008   73 related          

BEIJING, May 21 -- The House voted yesterday to let the Justice Department pursue energy antitrust and price fixing cases against members of the OPEC oil cartel, although critics said such attempts would likely be fruitless and could prompt a backlash from oil producers. The bill, approved...                    

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