Posted on January 13th, 2009 by Pamela Leavey
Hillary Rodham Clinton, President-Elect Barack Obama’s designee to be Secretary of State Senator, met with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today for her confirmation hearing. She released the following statement at the hearing today:
The full text as prepared is below:
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Tags: Array, Barack Obama, Care And Concern, Confirmation Hearing, Foreign Relations Committee, Generous Introduction, Good Hands, [...]
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Filed under: Democrats, In The News, John Kerry, Pamela Leavey, Politics, Sen. Hillary Clinton, Senate
Posted on December 2nd, 2008 by Hart Williams
Well, to the surprise of almost nobody who doesn’t believe in Santa Claus, Saxby Chambliss, the scumsucker who morphed Osama bin Laden into Incumbent Senator and Vietnam veteran Max Cleland’s face in 2002 while taking the seat for the first time, has prevailed about 60-40% in the runoff election today, according to CNN.
Chambliss (l.) and [...]
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Filed under: In The News
Posted on May 30th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Earlier today on a Obama campaign conference call with reporters Senator John Kerry questioned ”Republican presumptive nominee John McCain’s judgment and grasp of the facts about what’s going on Iraq.”
Yesterday, McCain said that U.S. forces in Iraq have “drawn down to pre-surge levels.” Kerry, citing figures that show the opposite, skewered his friend, fellow Vietnam War veteran and [...]
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Filed under: Democrats, Election '08, Foreign Policy, In The News, Iraq, John Kerry, John McCain '08, Military, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, Presidential Primaries, Republicans, War
Posted on September 20th, 2007 by Robert Freedland
Something really awful happened in the Senate today.
The 1st Amendment was symbolically sacrificed to the alter of the Military and the War Machine.
On December 15, 1791, the 1st Amendment to the Constitution was ratified. It stated:
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the [...]
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Filed under: Afghanistan, Breaking News, Homeland Security, International, Iraq, Military, National Security, News Media, Senate
Posted on September 8th, 2007 by Todd Mitchell
Tune in tomorrow.
UPDATE: Senators John McCain & John Kerry debate Iraq on Sunday
On the eve of General Petraeus? long-awaited report to Congress on the effectiveness of the troop surge, Senators John McCain and John Kerry join the debate exclusively on “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” this Sunday.
Republican Presidential candidate, Ranking Member of the Armed Services [...]
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Filed under: Iraq, John Kerry, Political News Shows, Politics, Republicans
Posted on April 25th, 2007 by Buzz
Editor’s Note: Buzz’s commentary below has been pulled from the comments here…
Both VP Cheney and President Bush have consistently misled us on Iraq:
1. They predicted weapons of mass destruction and chemical stockpiles. There were none.
2. They predicted that we would be greeted as liberators with flowers. We were not, instead we were greeted with mines, [...]
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Filed under: Foreign Policy, Iraq, Military, Politics, Republicans, Senate
Posted on August 6th, 2005 by Pamela Leavey
In today’s Democratic Radio Address, Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., urged Congress to reauthorize the Voting Rights Act.
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Filed under: Civil Liberties/Civil Rights
