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Pentagon Defies Congress on Fort Hood Probe

(April 27) -- The Obama administration said today the Pentagon will not provide all the information requested by a congressional committee investigating November's shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, by Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan. The announcement comes after Sens. Joe Lieberman and Susan Collins, members of the Senate...

Should Democrats Be Grateful to Joe Lieberman?

(Dec. 17) -- Sen. Joe Lieberman might be the most hated man in Washington right now, but he's not without his defenders. Some even say he's done President Obama a favor by insisting that the Senate health care reform bill include no public option. Liberals are enraged because the Connecticut Democrat-turned-independent...

Without a Public Option, Is It Really Reform?

(Dec. 15) -- The holiday season rush is on in Washington. President Barack Obama is pushing the Senate to pass a health care reform bill by Christmas. Now it looks like the legislation won't include everything on his wish list. Senate Democrats have decided to drop a proposal to let people buy into Medicare starting at...

It's Democrat Versus Democrat in Health Care Fight

(Dec. 14) -- Legislating is compared to sausage-making for one reason -- because neither process is pretty. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid showed just how ugly it could get on Monday night, when he called the members of his exhausted, fractured caucus together for an emergency meeting to discuss health reform.

Lieberman's Break From Democrats Sparks Fury

WASHINGTON (Dec. 14) -- Democrats returned to town Monday seething over Sen. Joe Lieberman's latest break from his old party over health care. "It's beyond frustration," said Rep. John Larson, a fellow Connecticut lawmaker who heads the House Democratic Caucus across Capitol Hill. Lieberman, whose opposition to a...

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Secret Service Senate Hearing Set For May 23

The chairman of the Senate committee with jurisdiction over homeland security says he's scheduled a hearing for May 23 to review the Secret Service investigation of the Colombia prostitution scandal.

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House Passes Controversial Cybersecurity Bill

The House of Representatives passed cybersecurity legislation Thursday aimed at protecting American companies from hackers who steal intellectual property.

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House OKs cybersecurity bill despite veto threat

WASHINGTON -House Republicans are pushing ahead with legislation to protect the nation's critical infrastructure and corporations from electronic attacks despite Obama administration objections that the legislation fails to protect Americans' civil liberties.

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Secret Service Scandal: Peter King Says Three More Employees Out

A Republican lawmaker says three Secret Service employees are being forced out of the agency and two others have been cleared of serious misconduct in the agency's investigation into the prostitution scandal in Colombia.

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Secret Service Scandal Triggers Wave Of Whistleblower Tips On Agency, Joe Lieberman Says

The chairman of the Senate homeland security committee says whistleblowers are calling in tips about the Secret Service in the wake of the Colombia prostitution scandal.

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05/27/12 Senate bill may be boon for local, state defense... Source: The Day - New London CT Connecticut lawmakers are taking steps to stop the Pentagon from buying Russian-made helicopters for the Afghan military and to enable American aircraft manufacturers to compete for contracts.
05/24/12 US inquiry: Secret Service scandal not isolated Source: ABC - KVUE 23 - Austin TX The U.S. lawmaker leading an inquiry into the Secret Service prostitution scandal reported dozens of "troubling" episodes of past misbehavior Wednesday as investigators try to determine whether a culture of misconduct took root in the storied agency tasked with protecting the president.
05/23/12 McCain, Graham, Lieberman: Exercise Caution In Iran... Source: Newsmax.com Defense hawk Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz.; Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; and Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., caution against excessive optimism as nuclear talks with Iran get underway Wednesday.
05/23/12 Wider Secret Service misbehavior reveale... Source: NWAnews.com - Fayetteville AR WASHINGTON The lawmaker leading an inquiry into the Secret Service prostitution scandal reported dozens of "troubling" episodes of past misbehavior Wednesday.
05/23/12 Senate inquiry hears of wider Secret Service hanky... Source: New York Post - New York NY The lawmaker leading an inquiry into the Secret Service prostitution scandal reported dozens of "troubling" episodes of past misbehavior Wednesday and appealed to insiders to come forward with what they know as investigators try to determine whether a culture of misconduct took root in the storied agency.