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Lawmakers seek House vote on reauthorization of electronic vetting system

govexec.com     01-Jul-2008          

By Chris Strohm CongressDaily July 1, 2008 A bipartisan group of House lawmakers hopes to buy Congress more time to tackle the charged debate over how best to verify the immigration status of workers in the United States. House...

Mark Krikorian With Laura Ingraham

Laura Ingraham hosted Mark Krikorian of the Center for Immigration Studies. Krikorian feels that Barack Obama has brought up immigration to bait John McCain into taking a stance that will annoy his base as at the NALEO...

John McCaslin: Barack's 'Break'

Should oil companies be forced to pay extra taxes when they make a profit? Washington Post media writer Howard Kurtz, host of the CNN program "Reliable Sources," appears in this week's Congressional Record attacking the...

Supreme Court strikes down D.C. handgun ban - USATODAY.com

The Supreme Court has struck down Washington's gun ban. WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court ruled for the first time Thursday that the Constitution protects an individual right to own guns, in a 5-4 decision that is likely to...

HDMA Supports House Efforts To Combat Illegal Online Sales Of Prescription Medicines

The Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA) commends Representatives Bart Stupak (D-MI), Lamar Smith (R-TX) and Mary Bono Mack (R-CA) for introducing bipartisan legislation (H.R. 6353) to combat illegal online...

Lamar Smith, other Republicans want to amend Constitution on child rape

freerepublic.com     27-Jun-2008          

Rep. Lamar Smith, a San Antonio Republican who represents part of Austin, and three of his GOP colleagues introduced legislation Thursday to change the U.S. Constitution to allow the death penalty for the rape of a child...

Providing Transparency is Real Victory in Today’s Judiciary Committee Hearing on Detainee...

thehill.com     27-Jun-2008          

The point that I made invoked in my questions was the administration decided on its own what Congress meant. They should have come to Congress, and they had the perfect political environment to do it. If they had come to...

Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission Express 'Serious Concerns' About H.R. 5546...

earthtimes.org     25-Jun-2008          

WASHINGTON, June 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In the midst of a sluggish American economy, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) outlines "serious concerns" regarding H.R. 5546, a bill sponsored by Reps. Conyers and Cannon,...

McClellan Late Show

McClellan Late Show by: Ben Giles, June 25, 2008 Former press secretary Scott McClellan remains concerned about what he calls “a cloud of suspicion over the White House,” particularly concerning the leak of undercover CIA...

House rejects immunity for phone companies in spy suits

news.com.com     25-Jun-2008   270 related          

The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to permit lawsuits that allege the illicit cooperation of telephone and Internet companies with government spy programs. vote largely along party lines on Thursday night, politicians...

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