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July 17, 2007
Last week the House passed the Responsible Redeployment from Iraq Act with the largest vote in favor of redeployment to date. As debate rages in the Senate, House Democrats are giving a series of one-minute speeches on Iraq. Rep.
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July 17, 2007
Today, Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers and Reps. Linda Sánchez (CA-39), Artur Davis (AL-07), and Tammy Baldwin (WI-02) sent a letter to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, asking him to provide documents and information about several prominent prosecutions and convictions of Democratic officials or operatives across the country.
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July 17, 2007
The Bush Administration's unnecessary, ill-conceived, and ill-planned war in Iraq has made America less secure by turning our nation's full attention away from fighting terrorism. As the National Intelligence Estimate released this morning makes clear, nearly six years after the 9/11 attacks the group responsible, al-Qaeda, remains the most serious terrorist threat facing our country.
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July 17, 2007
From the Oversight Committee:

Politicization of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy

Washington, D.C. -- Today Chairman Waxman released new documents regarding politicization of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy.

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July 16, 2007
Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers and Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee Chairman Jerrold Nadler announced they have postponed a scheduled oversight hearing on the Justice Department's
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July 16, 2007
On Thursday we noted a new report from the Pentagon's Inspector General which "found that a program to deliver special armored vehicles to protect military personnel in Iraq from roadside bombs has been marred by delays and questionable contracting practices that may have endangered troops." Rep.
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July 16, 2007
"Don't Stay the Course"

Hartford Courant -- July 16, 2007

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July 16, 2007
As noted on Friday, Chairman Henry Waxman and Ranking Republican Tom Davis of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee wrote letters to White House Counsel Fred Fielding, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and RNC Chairman Mike Duncan requesting further documents regarding the handling of information surro