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U.S. Sen. Menendez urges UK, BP officials to appear at Lockerbie hearing
NEW YORK — U.S. Sens. Robert Menendez and Kirsten Gillibrand are hoping British and Scottish officials reconsider their decisions not to appear at a hearing this week on the release of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi.
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Senators want UK officials at Lockerbie hearing
U.S. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (KEHR’-sten JIHL’-uh-brand) and Robert Menendez are hoping U.K. officials reconsider their decisions not to appear at a hearing this week on the release of the Lockerbie bomber.
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Feinstein Cries Uncle, Schedules Spy-Czar Confirmation Hearing
Senate intelligence committee chair Dianne Feinstein has dropped her threat to delay confirmation hearings on James Clapper, the Obama administration’s pick for national intelligence director.
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Court pick Kagan sails through Senate hearing
With a series of quips and nimble sidesteps, U.S. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan deflected tough Republican questions on her views and judgment on Wednesday and sailed toward likely Senate confirmation.
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Maloney and Gillibrand Come Together to Cheer Senate Hearing on 9/11 Bill
It’s officially Senator Gillibrand’s cause now, too. At a Friday morning press conference that felt like a torch-passing, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney very publicly cheered the legislative efforts of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, who announced that the Senate would be holding its first-ever hearing on the James Zadroga 9/11 Health Legislation bill at the end of the month. “This is a crucial step …
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Oiled woman disrupts Senate hearing
A Senate hearing on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill was disrupted as a protester poured oily liquid on herself.
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Hearing Prompts Blame Game on Oil Spill
BP, Transocean and Halliburton Execs Finger-Point at Senate Inquiry on Gulf Disaster; BP Says It Will Pay Claims Beyond $75M
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Simpson participates in Farm Bill Field Hearing
Washington, DC – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson assumed the temporary role of a House Agriculture Committee member during a field hearing in Nampa today that explored potential changes to legislation impacting our nation’s agriculture policies.
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The Significance of the Marathon Goldman Hearing
There’s one thing Democrats and Republicans can agree on: their hatred of Goldman Sachs. That fact couldn’t have been clearer through the nearly 11 hours of testimony yesterday when a Senate subcommittee aggressively questioned past and present Goldman bankers. Senators from Carl Levin (D-MI) to Susan Collins (R-ME) to Claire McCaskill (D-MO) to John McCain (R-AZ) all angrily censured these …
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Contentious BP Hearing Yields Little Insight
Frustrated Reps. Snipe at BP CEO Hayward, Who Repeatedly Answers Questions “I Don’t Know”
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