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| Senators Clash With Nominee Over Torture and Limits of Law |
| Published: October 18, 2007, 10:21 pm |
| The attorney general nominee declined to say if he considered harsh interrogation techniques to be torture. |
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| MTA Nominee Defends Membership in Social Club |
| Published: October 19, 2007, 1:32 am |
| Spitzer's nominee to head the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Dale Hemmerdinger, is defying a request from a state lawmaker that he resign from the Harmonie Club, a private social group in Manhattan. Critics of the East Side club, including Mayor Bloomberg, a former member, have said it is racially exclusive. Questioned about his |
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| Senators Clash With Nominee About Torture |
| Published: October 19, 2007, 1:31 am |
| The president’s nominee for attorney general, Michael B. Mukasey, declined to say if he considered harsh interrogation techniques to constitute torture. |
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| Florida May Decide GOP Nominee |
| Published: October 19, 2007, 12:23 pm |
| Tags: News |
| the Republican presidential nominee with its moved-up Jan. 29 primary. A recent poll by Quinnipiac University showed Rudy Giuliani in the lead in Florida with 27 percent, followed by Fred Thompson at 19 percent, Mitt Romney at 17 and John McCain at |
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| Senators Clash With Attorney General Nominee Mukasey About Torture |
| Published: October 19, 2007, 11:22 am |
| Source: [b]New York Times, Page One[/b] By PHILIP SHENON Published: October 19, 2007 WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 President Bush s nominee for attorney general, Michael B. Mukasey, declined Thursday to say if he considered harsh interrogation techniques like waterboarding, which simulates drowning, to... |
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| Turner Classic Movies to Honor Six-Time Oscar Nominee Deborah Kerr |
| Published: December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm |
| Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will pay special tribute to six-time Oscar nominee Deborah Kerr, who passed away Friday at the age of 86. |
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| President cannot order torture says Attorney General nominee |
| Published: October 19, 2007, 5:20 pm |
| Tags: Torture Inquisition |
| Attorney general nominee Michael Mukasey said Wednesday that he would chart an independent path for the Justice Department after the tumultuous tenure of Al Gonzales, testifying that he would not be afraid to disagree with the president and would resign rather than implement policies that he believed violated the Constitution. Mr. |
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| Brownback: The GOP nominee will not be Giuliani |
| Published: October 19, 2007, 3:24 pm |
| Tags: White House 2008 |
| prediction: The Republican nominee, he said, will not be former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani. When asked why, Brownback replied, "He's not pro-life." Brownback said, as he had at the most recent Republican candidates debate, that he would campaign for his party's nominee, but he was sure it would not be Giuliani. The Brownback |
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| U.S. Top Lawyer Nominee Wrong on Torture, Says Rights Group |
| Published: December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm |
| U.S. attorney general nominee Michael Mukasey mischaracterized U.S. obligations on torture, wrongly suggesting that so-called "unlawful combatants" in U.S. custody are not entitled to the humane treatment protections of the Geneva Conventions, Human Rights Watch said today. From: Human Rights Watch |
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| Dischord Over Harmonie Prompts MTA Nominee's Exit |
| Published: October 21, 2007, 1:20 pm |
| Tags: News Nyc |
| Hemmerdinger, Gov. Spitzer's nominee to replace Peter Kalikow as chairman of the MTA, relinquished his membership in the Harmonie Club, a private social club that some accused of excluding minorities. The club has a membership of 1,100 and none of them are minorities. Mayor Bloomberg is a former member, but he also resigned when the club's |
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| TX-Sen: Mel Watt Out, Rick Noriega To Be Democratic Nominee |
| Published: October 23, 2007, 11:14 am |
| he will be the Democratic nominee for US Senate in Texas. From his self-financing former primary opponent, Mikal Watt: For the last five months I have been exploring a race for the United States Senate because I believe that our junior senator, John Cornyn, has let Texas down and is more concerned with his cronies and friends in Washington |
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| Giuliani No Longer The Apparent GOP Nominee |
| Published: October 24, 2007, 2:42 am |
| Tags: Politics Domestic Issues |
| the most likely Democrat nominee the results (which aren’t linkable on Rasmussen’s site, unfortunately) are nearly indistinguishable. Thompson vs. Clinton Thompson: 44 Clinton: 44 Giuliani vs. Clinton Giuliani: 45 Clinton: 43 By the way, Romney gets thumped by Hillary is this match up 48 - 36. I’ve heard a lot |
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| Democratic Senate confirms Bush judicial nominee - Reuters |
| Published: October 24, 2007, 12:44 pm |
| confirms Bush judicial nomineeReuters - 1 hour agoBy Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-led Senate on Wednesday confirmed a Mississippi judge to a federal appeals court, giving President George W. Bush a rare victory this year in his drive to put more conservatives on the appellate ...Southwick Wins Confirmation |
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| Bush wins Senate confirmation of judicial nominee - Reuters |
| Published: October 24, 2007, 3:34 pm |
| Tags: U S |
| confirmation of judicial nomineeReuters - 5 hours agoBy Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-led US Senate on Wednesday confirmed a conservative southern judge to a federal appeals court, giving President George W. Bush a rare victory in his drive this year to put more conservatives on ...Senate Confirms Judge Opposed by |
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| Jerk of the year nominee |
| Published: October 25, 2007, 8:46 am |
| Tags: Media |
| This story has been making the rounds on the blogosphere the last 24 hours. […] Read the rest » |
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