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Committees launch Ft. Hood probes
Two committees are investigating information about Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who is accused in the Fort Hood shooting spree that killed 13 soldiers.
Delaware Laws, Helpful to Arms Trafficker, to Be Scrutinized
A Russian businessman who investigators say is the world's largest arms trafficker used secret corporations formed in Delaware and other states to finance his activities.
U.S. Senate approves unemployment extension
The U.S. Senate voted unanimously tonight to extend unemployment benefits by as much as 14 weeks to out-of-work Americans, including about 100,000 Michiganders who have exhausted their jobless benefits or would do so by year's end.
US Senate Panel Tackles Problems Posed by Shell Corporations
The U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Thursday tackled the problems posed by shell companies, or companies with hidden ownership.
Lax laws allow US companies to be used for crimes
Lax state laws allow arms traffickers, drug kingpins and money launderers to use U.S. companies to hide their illicit activities from investigators, government officials said Thursday.
British deaths raise questions about Afghan police
The killing of five British troops by a rogue Afghan policeman underlines concerns about training and discipline within the ranks and possible insurgent infiltration of a police force that the U.S. hopes will be its ticket out of Afghanistan someday.
Tax Haven Legislation Likely Won't Include Blacklist
Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., have filed new legislation to crack down on offshore tax evasion, and unlike an earlier bill, their version won't include a so-called blacklist of countries that are considered tax havens.
Levin: Cheney has 'no credibility,' attack on Obama 'out of bounds'
Former Vice President Dick Cheney went "out of bounds" when he attacked President Barack Obama for "dithering" on Afghanistan, Sen.
Gay, trans people included in federal hate crimes laws
President Obama was set to sign legislation Oct. 28 that would add sexual orientation and gender identity to federal hate crimes protections.
Obama revives military trials at Guantanamo
President Barack Obama brought back Bush-era military trials for terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay on Wednesday by signing new rules into law that will give detainees stronger legal rights in court.Obama approved the new rules - most of which he proposed in May - as part of a $680 billion defense policy bill that cut some pricey and overlapping ...
Consumers need more protection from bill collectors
People dread getting calls from bill collectors. And it's not always because they can't pay.
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President Kieschnick issues statement on 'hate crimes' bill
ST. LOUIS, October 28, 2009-Today President Obama signed into law the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr.
Obama signs defense bill with hate crimes provision
President Barack Obama reaches to shakes hands with Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen, left, after signing the National Defense Authorization Act on Wednesday during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House.
The bombings and Iraq wants to go nuclear
The cars streamed into Najaf over the last two days as families buried loved ones killed in Sunday's double bombing in Baghdad.
Bill aims to crack down on overseas tax cheats
Key lawmakers unveiled a bill Tuesday aiming to crack down on wealthy tax dodgers hiding money overseas.
US Senators to weigh overturning military ban on gays
A key US Senate panel will hold a hearing next month to look at a possible repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ban on gays serving openly in the US military, the committee's chairman said Friday.
Legal Experts Conclude Military's Sodomy Ban Is Stupid. Yeah, So?
The National Institute of Military Justice and the American Bar Associationa s Military Law Committee just released a report recommending the U.S. military repeal Article 125 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Senate includes hate crime language in defense bill
By a vote of 68-29 the Senate agreed Wednesday to include hate crime language in the Defense Appropriations bill for FY2010.
Senate passes hate crimes bill
The hate crimes provision, which creates additional penalties for violent crimes motivated by the victim's gender, sexual orientation or disability, had been championed for the last decade the late Sen.
Levin Defends Including Hate Crime Legislation In Defense Authorization Bill
Senator Carl Levin , Chairman of the Senate Armed Forces Committee, defended his reasoning for the inclusion of Federal hate crimes legislation in the Defense Authorization bill.
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