Category Archives: Agency

House approves DREAM Act, but Senate approval uncertain

By doris | Published: December 9, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — A hotly debated measure that offers a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children won approval Wednesday from the U.S. House. The 216-198 vote, mostly on partisan lines, sends the so-called DREAM Act to the Senate, where it was uncertain if [...]

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Spy swap was a mistake

By doris | Published: July 10, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — The Obama administration’s rush to sweep the recent Russian spy scandal off the table as quickly as possible with this swap is a bad move on several counts. It is understandable and correct that President Barack Obama values the overall U.S.-Russian relationship above the question of whether a few [...]

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Testing of airport screening reveals flaws, GOP House member says

By doris | Published: December 30, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — The most recent independent tests of airport checkpoints showed screener performance “falling off the charts,” according to the top Republican on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Results of the tests, in which plainclothes agents tried to sneak bomb components past screeners, are classified, but Rep. John [...]

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Obama administration moves to stop release of classified information

By doris | Published: November 2, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — The Obama administration invoked the state secrets privilege on Friday in a lawsuit pertaining to government eavesdropping intended to intercept terrorist communications, and one privacy advocacy group called the decision “incredibly disappointing.” Attorney General Eric Holder issued a statement saying the government was making the move “to protect [...]

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Gates: Closing Guantanamo prison ‘more complicated’

By doris | Published: September 29, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com “I think it has proven more complicated than anticipated,” Gates said in an interview broadcast Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Noting he had pushed for a firm deadline of January 2010 for closing the controversial facility, Gates said: “If you have to extend that date, if at least you [...]

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Clinton outlines sweeping agenda for U.N. conference

By doris | Published: September 19, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com Clinton also strongly defended the Obama administration’s decision to scrap Bush-era plans for a missile defense shield in Europe, calling it a move that ultimately will leave the United States and its allies better positioned to defend against a potential threat from Iran. “Our agenda is ambitious,” she told an audience [...]

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Lawmakers start work on global warming bill

By doris | Published: April 19, 2009

Full Story At  msnbc.com WASHINGTON – The last time Congress passed major environmental laws, acid rain was destroying lakes and forests, polluted rivers were on fire and smog was choking people in some cities. The fallout from global warming, while subtle now, could eventually be even more dire. That prospect has Democrats pushing legislation that [...]

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INSIDE WASHINGTON: Is the FDA a broken agency?

By doris | Published: March 4, 2009

Full Story At  news.yahoo.com WASHINGTON – Every few months, the Food and Drug Administration goes into fire-brigade mode, rushing to get control over another safety crisis. Tainted peanuts. Unsterilized syringes. Salmonella in Mexican chili peppers. A contaminated blood thinner from China that sent patients into life-threatening shock. Some say the FDA is broken. “Bet yourself [...]

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