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Pamela Hess, Associated Press - May 6, 2008

The House Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday to compel a top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney to testify to the committee about the Bush administration's interrogation practices.

David Addington, Cheney's chief of staff, refused to testify without a subpoena. No date has been set for his appearance before Congress.

I am concerned with the reported slow response by the military regime to help the Burmese people during this critical time. The regime must show leadership to provide for the basic survival needs of the Burmese people.

"Today's jobless numbers, combined with slowing consumer spending and nearly flat wage increases, are additional evidence of the need for Congress and the President to work in a bipartisan way on additional steps to get our economy back on track.

"Many Americans fear losing their jobs, many fear losing the homes; and most everyone is worried about losing their standard of living. The New Direction Congress has responded by passing Recovery Rebates, which millions of families are now receiving.

House Judiciary Committee Responds to Addington Letter

(Washington, DC)- Today, the Vice President's office sent a letter to the House Judiciary Committee regarding the Committee's request for testimony from David Addington, Chief of Staff to the Vice President. The letter is attached.

REP. MILLER: NEW WHITE HOUSE 'MISSION ACCOMPLISHED' CLAIM IS REPREHENSIBLE

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- May 1, 2008 -- U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-CA), chairman of the House Democratic Policy Committee, issued the following statement today in response to White House Press Secretary Dana Perino's comment yesterday that the "Mission Accomplished" banner hung from the USS Abraham Lincoln in 2003 did not really mean that the Iraq war "mission" had been accomplished.