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Cheney Led Briefings of Lawmakers to Defend Interrogation Techniques
Former vice president Richard B. Cheney personally oversaw at least four briefings with senior members of Congress about the controversial interrogation program, part of a secretive and forcefulState lawmakers call for changes in Bush education plan
Federal law has forced the nation`s children to meet rigid academic performance standards that create `too many ways to fail,` a bipartisan panel of state lawmakers who reviewed the No Child Left BehiLawmakers pass resolution claiming Oklahoma's sovereignty...
Key said many federal laws violate the 10th Amendment, which says powers not delegated to the U.S. government "are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.Why You Should Avoid Shady Companies Claiming to Reduce Debt
Numerous debt settlement firms promise to make debts disappear. But lawmakers have classified it a "rouge industry," arguing that debt settlement companies, which say they can negotiate reduDean: "There Will Be Primaries"
Former Democratic National Committee chair Howard Dean fired one of the clearest warning shots at hesitant Democratic lawmakers on Thursday, insisting that if the party was unable to produce a heal..Obama’s Spending Spurs Former US Lawmakers to Join Lobbyists - Bloomberg
CharlotteObserver.com. Obama’s Spending Spurs Former US Lawmakers to Join Lobbyists. Bloomberg. By Jonathan D. Salant April 9 (Bloomberg) -- Lobbying, scorned during the 2008 campaign, is anSchwarzenegger Flips Off Lawmakers in Hidden Message
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is ticked off. He's tired of signing bills that doesn't address the pet causes he deems important.Lawmakers Move To Curb Rape On Native Lands
One in 3 Native American women will be raped in her lifetime, according to the Justice Department, but few cases of sexual assault in Indian country make it to the courthouse. Now, Congress is sendingSotomayor Visits Lawmakers on Capitol Hill
In her first round of Capitol Hill courtesy calls, Sonia Sotomayor reassured skeptical Republicans today that she is not the activist that many conservatives fear, and that "ultimately and compleEnsign Apologizes for Affair in Private Meeting With GOP Lawmakers
The Nevada senator issued a "heartfelt" apology to his GOP colleagues Tuesday for the extramarital affair he publicly confessed to in a news conference last week.What's government's role in making the Web secure?
So far at least 18 bills have been introduced as Congress works carefully to give federal authorities the power to protect the country in the event of a massive cyberattack. Lawmakers do not want t..AT&T vs. Google Voice: Sex, Money, the Feds...
Despite what a handful of lawmakers may say, the dispute between Google and AT&T over the search giant's Google Voice application is about steamy phone sex and piles of money.In House Record, Many Spoke With One Voice: The Lobbyists
More than a dozen lawmakers statements about the health care debate were ghostwritten by lobbyists working for Genentech, a biotechnology company.Paulson: Congress Should Release Rest Of TARP
Paulson wants Congress to release the second half of the $700 billion financial rescue package, setting up what is expected to be a bruising dialogue with lawmakers from both parties.Secretary Clinton Says Cheney Not a ''Reliable Source''.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took aim on Wednesday at former Vice President Dick Cheney, telling lawmakers she did not view him as a ''particularly reliable source'' on..Speaker Pelosi Blocks Investigations of Corrupt Democrats
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is working to buffer lawmakers from federal investigators. Special legal protections for politicians encourage unethical conduct.
