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Chairman Nadler Announces Hearings Series: "The Constitution in Crisis: The State of Civil Liberties in America"

Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee to Explore Administration Programs Threatening Americans' Liberties;

Kicks Off with June 7 Hearing on NSA Wiretapping Program

But today's announcement fails to respond to the severity of the crisis that most of the rest of the world has long since recognized. Instead of fresh thinking, the President today just rehashed the same stale proposals he has repeatedly put forward to the international community.

Federal Trade Commission Launches Inquiry Requested by Chairman Miller into Deceptive Lender Marketing Practices

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Federal Trade Commission has launched an inquiry requested by U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-CA) into the unfair and deceptive practices that lenders use to market their products and services to students. In a letter to Miller today, Deborah Platt Majoras, the commission's chairman, said that the FTC has already begun to look into whether lenders' marketing tactics are in violation of consumer fraud and abuse and debt collection laws. As part of their probe, the FTC is reviewing examples of unfair marketing letters provided by Miller's staff.

NPR Morning Edition - May 31, 2007

It has been mentioned that NASA is not spending as much money as it could to study climate change -- global warming -- from space. Are you concerned about global warming?

I'm aware that global warming exists. I understand that the bulk of scientific evidence accumulated supports the claim that we've had about a one degree centigrade rise in temperature over the last century to within an accuracy of 20 percent. I'm also aware of recent findings that appear to have nailed down -- pretty well nailed down the conclusion that much of that is manmade. Whether that is a longterm concern or not, I can't say.

Thompson to Hold Hearing on TB Incident

May 30, 2007 (WASHINGTON) -- In response to the recent tuberculosis incident, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, will hold a full committee hearing entitled "The XDR Tuberculosis Incident: A Poorly Coordinated Federal Response to an Incident with Homeland Security Implications."

Wednesday, June 6, 2007 @ 10am

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