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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.
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 ...
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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