An FBI agent warned superiors in a memo three years ago that U.S. officials who discussed plans to ship terror suspects to foreign nations that practice torture could be prosecuted for conspiring to violate U.S. law, according to a copy of the memo obtained by NEWSWEEK.
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In the Democratic Radio Address today, Senator Daniel Inouye, of Hawaii, criticized the GOP today “for not doing enough to help troops fighting in or returning from Iraq.” Inouye is an World War II Army veteran who lost his right arm while serving.
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Without a doubt the Energy Bill is one big nightmare for environmentalists and it will reap benefits for all the energy industries. “The provision was just one example of how the energy bill, touted as a way to reduce dependence on foreign oil or moderate gasoline prices, has been turned into a piñata of perks for energy industries.’
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Filed under: Economy, Energy, Environment, House of Reps, Senate
How far would you go to protect the right to vote and ensure all Americans can exercise their rights freely in our democracy?
How far would you walk to strengthen our democracy and raise awareness about the importance of voting and voting rights?
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John Kerry Applauds Bill Frist For Breaking with Past and Party to Embrace Stem Cell Research. I applaud Senator Frist for breaking with the president and his party on stem cell research. The issue of stem cell research is deeply personal and fundamentally moral. These moral questions should never be answered lightly, but our humanity and our responsibility to those suffering demands we answer them.
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Administration’s energy policy works for Saudi Arabia and big oil, but not for American people. It’s time to tap America’s strength to control our own destiny. >”Our nation’s energy crisis has reached historic levels. We need policy whose boldness is commensurate with that crisis. But that’s not what we’re getting. Instead, we’re getting a pork-laden lobbyist driven dream bill. It’s inexcusable.
The NY Times reports that Senator Kennedy has requested “files covering about 20 matters Mr. Roberts handled in the first Bush administration.”
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Senator Ted Kennedy said today that the documents made public so far indicates that John Roberts, the Supreme Court nominee holds a “rather cramped view of the Voting Rights Act.”
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John Bolton, the nominee for U.N. ambassador, inaccurately told Congress he had not been interviewed or testified in any investigation over the past five years, the State Department said Thursday, responding to a Democratic critic.
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