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Judiciary Hearing on Guantanamo - Part II
June 18, 2008
The Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties is currently holding a hearing, "From the Department of Justice to Guantanamo Bay: Administration Lawyers and Administration Interrogation Rules, Part II." Witnesses will include Douglas Feith, Daniel Levin, David B. Rivkin, Jr., and Lawrence Wilkerson.

Watch the hearing live via committee webcast or on C Span 3.

UPDATE: Douglas Feith, who was involved in the development of Administration interrogation policies, backed out of testifying this morning.

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Pelosi Statement on House Vote to Override the President's Veto of the Bipartisan Farm Bill
June 18, 2008
"This legislation deserved the broad, bipartisan support it garnered and thanks to another strong, bipartisan vote today to override the President's veto, it will become law despite the opposition of President Bush."
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Pelosi Statement on Bush Call for End to Ban on Offshore Oil Drilling
June 18, 2008
"Oil companies are sitting on 68 million acres of public lands they have already leased, but President Bush and Senator McCain want to award them with even more."
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President Bush Continues Call For Failed Energy Policies of the Past
June 18, 2008
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The President's proposal today is another page from the Administration's energy policy that was literally written by the oil industry: give away more public resources to the very same oil companies that are raking in record profits and sitting on 68 million acres of federal lands they've already leased.

The President's speech at a time of record gas prices had no ideas for more efficient transportation or renewable American energy--only more addiction to fossil fuels and dependence on an oil industry earning record profits:

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The President Continues to Slow Walk Americans on Energy Independence
June 17, 2008
In advance of President Bush's speech tomorrow on energy, Speaker Pelosi issued the following statement:

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Pelosi: Senate Republicans Block Bill that Invests in Renewable Energy, Creates Jobs and Cuts Taxes
June 17, 2008
Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after Senate Republicans voted against invoking cloture on tax extender legislation, effectively preventing a final vote on the bill. The House already passed similar legislation this Congress:

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Pelosi: The President Continues to Slow Walk Americans on Energy Independence
June 17, 2008
"The President's proposal sounds like another page from the Administration's Energy Policy that was literally written by the oil industry: give away more public resources to the very same oil companies that are sitting on 68 million acres of federal lands they've already leased."
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Pelosi: Senate Republicans Block Bill that Invests in Renewable Energy, Creates Jobs and Cuts Taxes
June 17, 2008
"Today, Senate Republicans blocked legislation that invests in the clean renewable energy that will put our nation on a path toward energy independence. It would also create hundreds of thousands of good-paying green jobs, spur American innovation, and cut taxes for millions of Americans."
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Big Oil Spends Millions on Advertising Campaign to Rehab Image
June 17, 2008
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Leaves 68 Million Acres of Leased Federal Land Undeveloped

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Chairman Waxman Requests Investigation into Criminal Fraud Cases in Iraq
June 16, 2008
In a letter to the Defense Department Inspector General today, Chairman Henry Waxman of the Oversight Committee asked the IG to examine potentially thousands of criminal cases involving fraudulent contracts in Iraq, which could involve hundreds of millions of federal dollars.

Full text of the letter (pdf):

Dear Mr. Inspector General:

I am writing to seek your assistance in investigating potentially thousands of criminal cases involving fraudulent contracts in Iraq.

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