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3 hrs ago | Jurist

Senate Committee holds hearings on American Indian judicial reform bill

Senator Byron Dorgan and 12 co-sponsors introduced the Tribal Law and Order Act [press release] on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat

Thu Jul 24, 2008

CNN

Senators squabble while drivers pay

A partisan squabble in the Senate Wednesday threatened to sink a bill meant to crack down on oil speculators.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Robert Menendez, US House of Representatives

KEZI-TV Eugene

Air Force missile launch crew fell asleep, officials say codes remained secure

Three ballistic missile crew members in North Dakota fell asleep while holding classified launch code devices this month, triggering an investigation by military and National Security Agency experts, the Air ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, US Military, US Air Force, Barksdale Air Force Base

Transport Topics

Senate Committee Approves Amendment Aimed at Halting Mexico Trucking Program

This story appears in the July 21 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today.

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Related Topix: US News, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, US Senate, US Politics, Democrat

Amnesty International USA

USA: Amnesty International Applauds Introduction of Landmark Legislation Addressing Jurisdictiona Maze That Allows Rape of Native Women To Go Unpunished

Amnesty International USA applauded today's introduction of the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2008, a groundbreaking attempt to tackle the complex jurisdictional maze that allows violent crime against American ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Cantwell, AK, US Senate, Democrat

Wed Jul 23, 2008

KIFI Idaho Falls

Senators push bill to fight Indian crime

A bipartisan group of senators is hoping to fight high crime levels on American Indian reservations with legislation that would boost tribal law enforcement and improve coordination between federal and local ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat

CNN

Bill to crack down on oil speculators moves forward

Legislation meant to crack down on oil speculators passed a key test vote Tuesday in the Senate.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, 2008 Presidential Election, George Voinovich, Republican

National Public Radio

Bid To Curb Oil Speculation Survives Senate Vote

July 22, 2008 Congressional Democrats who want to lower gas prices by curbing speculation in oil futures saw their legislation survive a key vote in the Senate Tuesday.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Republican, Mitch McConnell, Harry Reid, John Ensign

Tue Jul 22, 2008

RedOrbit

Oil Bill Pits Airlines Against Investors

High fuel-consuming industries are siding with Democrats in the U.S. Senate in a debate over curbing the activities of oil speculators, observers said.

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Related Topix: US News, US Senate, US Politics, Democrat

WWTC-AM Eagan

An Anti-Speculative Bubble

The global market for oil has, in the imagination of Washington, a mysterious quality that should occupy academic economists for a long time.

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Related Topix: US News, US Senate, US Politics, Democrat, Opinion

Cybercast News Service

Author of Anti-Oil Speculation Bill Evades Offshore Drilling Question

On the Spot Sen. Byron Dorgan repeatedly ducked a reporter's questions Monday on whether he would vote to lift a congressional moratorium on new offshore oil-drilling leases, a move that one poll indicates is ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Amy Klobuchar, 2008 Presidential Election

Mon Jul 21, 2008

Reuters

Senate Democrats push oil speculation bill

Senate Democratic leaders will try on Tuesday to move forward legislation to crack down on excessive oil speculation, which many blame for inflating prices of crude oil and gasoline.

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Related Topix: US News, US Senate, US Politics, Democrat

National Journal

CongressDaily: Senate Dems Eye Energy Bills Beyond Speculation Plan

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Democrats are working on broad energy legislation that would be attached or sent as a follow-up to a bill that Democratic leaders want to move this week targeting ...

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Related Topix: New Mexico, US Senate, US Politics, Democrat, US News

WTHR-TV Indianapolis

Gas prices dip, Congress tries to find more relief

Drivers on the south side are getting a little relief from the high cost of gas.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Al Gore, Ron Paul, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Democrat, John Cornyn

Sun Jul 20, 2008

Times Leader

Democrats press Gates, KBR on poor electrical work

Rep. Henry Waxman of California, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Defense Secretary Robert Gates and KBR demanding details on the failures of electrical ...

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh Metro, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Henry Waxman, Democrat, US Senate, Republican, John Cornyn

Billings Gazette

Tribes facing deadline to track sex offenders

A looming federal deadline that requires tribes to track and register sex offenders in their communities was both embraced and denounced by tribal leaders in a Senate hearing last week.

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Related Topix: US Senate, US Politics, Democrat, US News

Sat Jul 19, 2008

Houston Chronicle

KBR's internal wiring inspection shocks Senate Dems

Democratic lawmakers are calling on the Pentagon to replace Houston-based KBR as the contractor responsible for inspecting electrical work at bases across Iraq.

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Related Topix: Houston, TX, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat

Fri Jul 18, 2008

Reuters

Senators seek review of wiring at Iraq bases

Five Democratic senators called on Friday for an independent review of electrical work at U.S. bases in Iraq where more than a dozen soldiers have been electrocuted and others injured.

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Related Topix: US Senate, US Politics, Democrat, US News

MediLexicon

Senate Passes PEPFAR Reauthorization Bill With $2B In Funds For American Indian Programs

The Senate on Wednesday voted 80-16 to approve legislation that would reauthorize the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief at $50 billion over five years and direct $2 billion of that total to American ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Health

Thu Jul 17, 2008

Talk Radio News Service

Contracting in Iraq is like the "wild wild west"

Sen. Byron Dorgan talks about how contractors hoard large amounts of cash. Sen. Dorgan says the saw a photograph of contractors standing in front a pile of $2 million.

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Related Topix: US Senate, US Politics, Democrat, US News

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