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5 hrs ago | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Witnesses criticize military commissions at congressional panel

A sometimes contentious congressional panel yesterday heard a former military prosecutor call for the end to the system of military commissions used to try terrorist suspects now held at Guantanamo Bay.

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Related Topix: Guantanamo Bay, US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, US Military, US Navy, US Politics, US News, John Conyers, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Republican

14 hrs ago | The Steel Deal

What a joke.

From the Washington Examiner ... Carol Browner, former Clinton administration EPA head and current Obama White House climate czar, instructed auto industry execs "to put nothing in writing, ever" regarding secret negotiations she orchestrated regarding a deal to increase federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards.

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Related Topix: Environmental Law, Law, US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Henry Waxman, Democrat

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Legal Times

Federal Judge Resigns Again, This Time Effective Tuesday

U.S. District Judge Samuel B. Kent of the Southern District of Texas, who is currently serving a 33-month prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice , now plans to resign on Tuesday, instead of June 1, 2010.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Adam Schiff, Democrat, Republican, Bob Goodlatte

Mon Jun 29, 2009

Media Matters for America

Reporting on possibly "suppressed" EPA document, CBS suppressed actual climate science

CBSNews.com uncritically reported an internal EPA document's false claim that "global temperatures have declined for 11 years." 2 Comments In a June 26 CBSNews.com article reporting that the Environmental Protection Agency "may have suppressed" an internal report on climate change, senior correspondent Declan McCullagh uncritically reported the ...

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Related Topix: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Global Warming, US Politics, US News, Joe Barton, Republican, US House of Representatives

Charleston Daily Mail

America sold out 219-212 a " in an unread bill

Thank you 53% for turning a cyclical recession into the Great Depression 2.0. The cap and trade bill is junk steroids - superstition.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Al Gore, Geoff Davis, Republican, US House of Representatives, Devin Nunes

Sun Jun 28, 2009

The Washington Post

Judge Offers Resignation

By Ben Pershing Less than a week after he was impeached by the House , imprisoned U.S. District Court Judge Samuel B. Kent today submitted his resignation from his post effective June 30, potentially heading off Senate efforts to remove him from the federal bench.

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Related Topix: Federal Prisons, Prison, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives

Sat Jun 27, 2009

Wizbang

House Passes Cap and Tax; Eight Repubs Vote Yes to Higher Energy Taxes

The bill passed the House 219-212, with eight Republicans making the difference and putting the bill over the top.

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Related Topix: US News, Small Business, Personal Finance, US Politics, Geoff Davis, Republican, US House of Representatives, Devin Nunes

Fri Jun 26, 2009

Free Republic

GOP filibusters climate-change vote

"House Minority Leader John Boehner slowed Democrats' attempt to pass a sweeping climate-change legislation Friday evening, reading page-by-page through a 300-page Democratic amendment before allowing a roll call vote." "Boehner, whose move threatened to postpone a vote well into the evening on a day that has already seen hours of contentious ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, John Boehner, Republican, US House of Representatives, Henry Waxman, Democrat, Devin Nunes, Geoff Davis

News Max

Conyers ACORN Probe Blocked by 'Powers That Be'

House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers Jr. has backed off his plan to investigate purported wrongdoing by the liberal activist group ACORN, saying "powers that be" put the kibosh on the idea.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, John Conyers, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Nancy Pelosi, Pittsburgh Metro, John Boehner, Republican

Thu Jun 25, 2009

MSNBC

Impeached federal judge to resign

An imprisoned federal judge facing an impeachment trial in the Senate in a sex-abuse case says he will resign from the bench at the end of the month.

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Related Topix: Prison, Federal Prisons, US Politics, Barack Obama, Republican, US House of Representatives

Wed Jun 24, 2009

Rossputin.com

Will Democrats ever stop silencing inconvenient truths?

You can see them, along with some other relevant information in THIS document.] In just the latest example of Democrats doing everything possible to stifle debate on "climate change" , Republican Congressmen Jim Sensenbrenner and Darrell Issa have found that an EPA political appointee denied the inclusion of data by a senior EPA analyst when that ...

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Related Topix: Environmental Law, Law, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Darrell Issa, Global Warming

Mon Jun 22, 2009

Moonbattery

Flatulence Taxes Coming Down the Pipe

There isn't much that moonbats won't tax in the name of the farcical global warming hoax - including farts : A tax on bovine emissions could hurt American farmers and consumers, House Select Energy Independence and Global Warming Committee Ranking Member James Sensenbrenner warned Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Global Warming, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Environmental Law, Law, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Life, Beef, Food, Meat

Sun Jun 21, 2009

Free Republic

Sensenbrenner calls the cops on GM and Chrysler's green lobbying

Today, Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee, wrote Atty.

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

Thu Jun 18, 2009

FactCheck.org

Is there a move to make Obama eligible for more than two terms as president?

Is there any truth in Obama wanting to repeal the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution so he can be president for life? I am seeing many sites referring to him as King Obama and that he wants to be president for life.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Jose Serrano, Democrat, Steny Hoyer, Henry Hyde, Republican, George Bush

Wed Jun 17, 2009

Murfreesboro Post

Gordon bill will tighten production of meth

Congressman Bart Gordon introduced bipartisan legislation today that would further the fight against the production of methamphetamine.

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Related Topix: Bart Gordon, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Republican, Drug Enforcement Administration

Tue Jun 16, 2009

Ars Technica

Obama administration aims to fix broken Real ID Act

The Obama administration is making a last-minute effort to fix the controversial Real ID Act before the program's deadline is reached in December.

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

Mon Jun 15, 2009

Clover Herald

Senate offers new plan to secure driver's licenses

The Senate wants to replace a Bush administration program to secure driver's licenses with a plan that would cost states less money.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Arizona, Arizona Government, Social Security, Personal Finance, US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives

Sat Jun 13, 2009

TulsaWorld.com - Local

U.S. House panel advances Tulsa race riot bill

A House subcommittee by voice vote approved a bill Thursday to give survivors and descendants of victims of the 1921 Tulsa race riot "their day in court.'' Named after the late noted historian John Hope Franklin, the bill would give eligible claimants five years to file their civil claims.

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Related Topix: Riot, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Jerrold Nadler, John Conyers, Oklahoma, Republican

Fri Jun 12, 2009

The Jersey Journal

Congress, global warming and cow flatulence?

Is taxing cow flatulence the solution to global warming? Did you ever think you would hear a Congressman come before a national audience and talk about cow farts? Well Republican Rep.

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Related Topix: US News, Global Warming, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Life, Beef, Food, Meat, Pork

Thu Jun 11, 2009

MilwaukeeWorld

Sensenbrenner Takes $2MM+ Investment Hit; Ryan Fails to File Disclosure

Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. saw his net worth take a $2 million+ drop in 2008 according to figures accidentally released by the Clerk of the House of Representatives today, Wednesday, June 10th, 2009.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, Representative Steve Kagen, Ron Kind, Tammy Baldwin, Gwen Moore, Democrat

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