Bush Appointee Blocked By Nine-Second Senate Session
Excerpt:
"A nine-second session gaveled in and out by Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., prevented Bush from appointing as an assistant attorney general a nominee roundly rejected by majority Democrats. Without the pro forma session, the Senate would be technically adjourned, allowing the president to install officials without Senate confirmation."
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-12-26-quick-senate_N.htm?csp=34
Showing posts with label Senate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Senate. Show all posts
Thursday
Bush Appointee Blocked By Nine-Second Senate Session
Panel Votes on Contempt for Rove, Bolten
Panel Votes on Contempt for Rove, Bolten
Excerpt:
"The Senate Judiciary Committee voted for a contempt citation against presidential confidants Karl Rove and Josh Bolten on Thursday, the latest move in an inquiry into possibly politically motivated firings of federal prosecutors.
The 12-7 vote sent the citation against the two to the full Senate. Majority Leader Harry Reid told reporters afterward that he will consider whether to bring it to the floor next year."
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Wednesday
Senate earmark battle turns very personal
Excerpt:
"A battle between the offices of Sens. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) and Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) over a controversial earmark intensified earlier this month, displaying how debates on Capitol Hill sometimes can turn personal.
The senators had been at odds over the matter for much of the summer, but it would reach a new level when John Hart, communications director for Coburn, forwarded a news article detailing his boss’s request for an investigation of a defense contractor."
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Tuesday
Senior US Senators Say Iraqi Politicians Apprehensive to Unify
Excerpt:
"The two senior members of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee say they witnessed what they call a "great deal of apprehension" by the Iraqi government to shed sectarian divisions.
Democrat Carl Levin and Republican John Warner have just returned to Washington from a two-day visit to Iraq.
They say the surge of U.S. forces has made parts of Baghdad and its immediate vicinity more secure and given Iraqi politicians more opportunities to compromise.
But the senators say they are not optimistic about the chances for compromise. They say they believe the politicians are afraid to end sectarian biases and unify."
http://voanews.com/english/2007-08-20-voa63.cfm
Monday
Senate Wants Bush Spying Documents Today
Excerpt:
"Today at 2:30 p.m., the clock runs out on the latest deadline for the White House to turn over materials regarding the National Security Agency's eavesdropping program to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The White House is likely to miss that deadline, counsel Fred F. Fielding warned committee Chairman Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.) on Friday. The work to compile the documents demanded by the senators -- from the White House, the office of the vice president, the National Security Council and the Justice Department -- is "by no means complete," Fielding said. He asked for an extension until after Labor Day."
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