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The senators talked about the election of Senator Bill Frist as Senate majority leader for the 108th Congress. Senator Frist was elected to replace Senator Lott, who had resigned the positio…

Republican Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pennsylvania) talked about the procedure they would use later that day to elect an incoming Senate majority leader using a conference call. Senator Kay Ba…

Senator Allen talked about Senator Lott’s resignation as incoming Senate majority leader and the future of the Republican Party. He endorsed Senator Frist for the vacant position. Following …

Senate Republicans announce the results of their leadership elections for the next Congress. Speakers included the incoming Senate Majority Leader, Senator Trent Lott (R-MS), incoming Presid…

Ms. Albright and Mr. Kissinger testified about potential military action against Iraq and diplomatic efforts to get Iraq to comply with United Nations resolutions. Among the issues they addr…

Acting Undersecretary of Transportation for Security James Loy testified to the Senate Transportation Committee about a number of issues related to transportation security. Among the issues …

Witnesses testified about the state of the telecommunications industry, charges of fraudulent accounting practices, responsibilities of federal regulators, and the Telecommunications Act of …

The Senate Banking Committee held hearing for the confirmation hearing for Securities and Exchange Commission nominees Harvey Jerome Goldschmid and Paul Atkins.

Secretary Powell testified about a nuclear weapons reduction treaty signed by President Bush and Russian President Putin. The treaty would reduce by two-thirds current stockpiles to a number…

Witnesses testified to the Senate Science Committee on global climate change. Among the topics they addressed were the levels of federal regulation strategies to lower the growth of greenhou…

Witnesses testified about U.S. policy toward Afghanistan. Topics included Afghan women’s rights, President Karzai and the new government, the role of U.S. military forces, and rebuilding Afg…