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Dr. John Abramson talked about his book Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine, publi…

On the third day of the Republican National Garden in Madison Square Garden, party leaders talked about t…

A panel of Party representatives, consultants and interest group representatives spoke at the annual meet…

Senator Richard Lugar (R-Indiana), Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Carl Levin (D-Michigan), Armed Services Committee Ranking Member, spoke to reporters outside the ABC studios in Washington about policy in Iraq and military operations in the theater.

The hour-long event included musical entertainment and an introduction by the leader of the Nobel Committee.

Witnesses testified about public health responses to hepatitis epidemics and the challenges posed by hepa…

Participants talked about political extremism in the Arab world, the influence of fundamentalist Islam in…

The Washington State Republican party is suing Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed, the King County Records, Elections and Licensing Services Division, and the Washington State Democratic Central Committee over ballots King County previously invalidated and has now decided may be counted in the on-going hand recount of governor's race ballots from the November 2, 2004 election.

Common Cause and The Century Foundation hosted a forum on the 2004 election process. Panelists talked abo…

Professor Hill had testified the previous Friday and Saturday to the Senate Judiciary committee that Judge Thomas had sexually harassed her when she worked for him in the mid-1980's in the Department of Education and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Professor Hill said in the news conference that she did not have ulterior motives in testifying before the committee, and was offended by the attacks upon her character by members of the committee.

She announced her disappointment that she would not be able to forward her views on civil rights in a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

The Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony from Zoe Baird and members of Congress in her confirmation hearing for Attorney General of the U.S. Issues brought up during the committee's questioning included her perspective on current issues in American jurisprudence such as abortion and crime prevention, as well as recent reports that Ms.

Panelists talked about voting procedures in the 2004 presidential election and charges of voter intimidat…

Later, speaking separately, Senate Armed Services Committee ranking member Senator Levin and Senate Foreign Relations Committee ranking member Senator Biden answered reporters' questions after appearing on NBC's 'Meet the Press.'

Senators Harry Reid (D-Nevada) and Byron Dorgan (D-North Dakota) criticized congressional oversight of the Bush administration and announced a new Democratic Policy Committee initiative that would include monthly hearings by the policy committee on various areas of oversight of the executive branch.

Staff members representing three committees talked about health care issues that will be on the 109th Con…

Witnesses testified about the state of human rights in China focusing on issues such as China’s one-child…

Citing the need for a holistic approach to homeland security in the post-9/11 world, panelists supported the establishment of a permanent select committee to oversee the newly created department and help it coordinate the numerous committees, subcommittees and agencies that now potentially play a role in defending the nation against terrorism.

They recommended reorganization of the department and creation of a Permanent Homeland Security Committee in each House of Congress.