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8 hrs ago | The Star Online

U.S. lawmakers, Chinese exiles press Obama on rights

U.S. lawmakers and exiled Chinese dissidents urged U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday to intervene with China's government on behalf of Jiang Tianyong, a rights activist who tried to see Obama while he was in China last week.

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Related Topix: World News, China, Asia, Prison, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Activism, Republican, US House of Representatives

Sat Nov 21, 2009

The Baltimore Chronicle

Afghan Lessons from the Iraq War

Returning to the Iraq War just three years ago will suffice. Last week, Defense Secretary Robert Gates summed up the administration's dilemma on Afghanistan in a single question: "How do we signal resolve and at the same time signal to the Afghans and the American people that this is not open-ended?" It is the same question that policymakers and ...

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Related Topix: George Bush, W., Dick Cheney, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, John McCain

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Men's News Daily

Eric Holder Testimony: GOP Lawmakers Blast the Obama-Holder Terrorism Plan

Republican Ranking Members yesterday demanded answers to questions posed over the past 10 months about the Administration's ill-advised decision to close Guantanamo Bay, according to a congressional report submitted to the 14,000-member National Association of Chiefs of Police .

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Lamar Smith, Peter King, Howard McKeon, Peter Hoekstra

Northern Virginia Daily

Blue Dogs run with Wolf as he fights deficit

A local congressman's effort to right the country's fiscal ship has picked up a significant new block of support .

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Related Topix: Blue Dogs, Country, US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Jim Matheson, Democrat, Nancy Pelosi, Dianne Feinstein, US Senate

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Cybercast News Service

House Republicans Blast Civilian Terror Trials As Obama's - Most Dangerous' Decision

Five senior House Republicans are slamming the Obama administration for its decision to try five 9-11 conspirators in civilian court.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Lamar Smith, Howard McKeon, Peter King, Peter Hoekstra

The Seattle Times

Law introduced to curb mineral trade that fuels war and rape

You've heard of blood diamonds. Now mobile phones and other technology products are being targeted for containing minerals sold by armed groups engaged in war and rape in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Related Topix: World News, Congo, Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Jim McDermott, Republican

Northern Virginia Daily

Va. lawmakers split over Guantanamo terror trials in U.S.

Virginia's congressional delegation is divided over the question of bringing Guantanamo Bay terror suspects to the U.S. for trial.

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Related Topix: Prison, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, US Senate, Democrat, John Warner, Senator Mark Warner

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Nelson County Times

Nation's financial bleeding a crisis

Rep. Frank Wolf, a Northern Virginia Republican congressman who represents the 10th District in the House of Representatives, is not a politician who's prone to hyperbole.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Jim Cooper, Democrat, Opinion

Tue Nov 17, 2009

NBC Washington

Local Leads: Leaves Piling Up in PG

The following stories have been hand-selected by the Assignment Desk at News4: LEAVES PILING UP, NOWHERE TO GO... Raking leaves to the curb was almost an annual ritual for 62-year-old Terri Ivey since moving to her Marlboro Meadows home in Upper Marlboro nine years ago.

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Related Topix: Upper Marlboro, MD, Weather, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Capital Gains and Games

Rep. Frank Wolf Spends Taxpayer Dollars To Say He Wants To Stop Spending Taxpayer Dollars

Rep. Frank Wolf is one of the sponsors of the legislation that would create a budget commission to reduce the deficit.

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Related Topix: Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, US News

Los Angeles Times

Federal oversight of subway safety to be proposed

Washington - The Obama administration will propose that the federal government take over safety regulation of the nation's subway and light-rail systems, responding to what it said was haphazard and ineffective oversight by state agencies.

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Related Topix: US Senate, Republican, Tom Coburn, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives

Sat Nov 14, 2009

Northern Virginia Daily

Wolf and Webb concerned over detainees' trials

The Obama administration's decision to try the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees in federal court is drawing bipartisan criticism from some in Virginia's congressional delegation.

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Related Topix: Guantanamo Bay, US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, Criminal Defense Law, Law, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives

Talk Radio News Service

Bipartisan Group Pitches Commission To Examine Federal Overspending

Speaking before the Senate Budget Committee on Tuesday, Rep. Frank Wolf called for the creation of a bipartisan, 16-member panel to examine federal spending.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Kent Conrad, US Senate, Democrat, Jim Cooper, George Voinovich

Fri Nov 13, 2009

Northern Virginia Daily

Senators support creation of commission to rein in federal debt

A local congressman's efforts to right the country's long-term financial ship has picked up some big-name support in the U.S. Senate.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Mark Warner

Thu Nov 12, 2009

Journal Messenger

a America is going broke,a says Rep. Frank Wolf

Rep. Frank R. Wolf told a Senate committee this week that it's imperative that a bipartisan commission be created to deal with the mounting national debt.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Manassas, VA, Prince William County, VA, Representative Robert Wittman, Jim Cooper, Democrat

Journal Messenger

Hunley: Time for another election yet?

Are you glad the election is over? We elected a governor, lieutenant governor, state attorney general and an entire House of Delegates on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Sarah Palin, Richmond, VA, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Robert Wittman, Tappahannock, VA, Fredericksburg, VA

Wed Nov 11, 2009

Loudoun Times

Election '09: Trends, Tidbits, & Lessons

The election is over. [Insert massive sighs of relief and inner 'high-fives' here from a grateful nation and Loudoun]. A little political, clinical 'post-mortem' is in order focused on Loudoun.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Delegates, Swing, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Mark Warner, Barack Obama

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Government Executive

Panel to look into bipartisan debt-reduction commissions

Lawmakers looking to stem the flow of red ink are trying to harness growing concerns over the $1.4 trillion budget deficit to pass legislation establishing a bipartisan commission to force Congress to address the fiscal imbalance.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, US News, US Politics, Jim Cooper, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Northern Virginia Daily

GOP, voters hold ace in health care reform - News

Saturday's health care reform vote in the House of Representatives may well have been the first shots in the 2010 election.

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Related Topix: US News, Health Insurance, Health, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Virgil Goode, Randy Forbes, Virginia

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Guardian Unlimited

But if you go carryin' pictures of Joseph Cao...

ThisA is charming , from a conservative political blog. Joseph Cao, the lone Republican to support the House healthcare bill, is now being compared to Chairman Mao.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Anh "Joseph" Cao, Eric Cantor, Don Young

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