Internet Privacy in China
Yahoo officials testified about their company’s role in the transfer of private information and disclosure of identity to Chinese authorities that resulted in the trial and imprisonment of j…
917 viewsYahoo officials testified about their company’s role in the transfer of private information and disclosure of identity to Chinese authorities that resulted in the trial and imprisonment of j…
917 viewsMs. Goodling testified about her knowledge of plans to dismiss several U.S. attorneys at the Justice Department, the role the White House might have played in the decision, and her duties at…
510 viewsDemocratic members of the House Judiciary Committee held a public meeting at which witnesses testified about the Bush administration’s use of domestic surveillance in efforts to gather intel…
209 viewsAll five members of the Securities and Exchange Commission testified about the protection of investors and market oversight. Topics included sub-prime mortgages, the effects of the Sarbanes-…
229 viewsThe House considered several bills under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle515 viewsA joint hearing was held on public and private insurance practices in the wake of the 2005 hurricanes. The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) was examined as were the interactions betwe…
102 viewsWitnesses testified about H.R. 2046, the Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act of 2007. The legislation would create an exemption to the ban on online gambling for properly licens…
550 viewsAttorney General Gonzales testified about the firing of several U.S. attorneys and Justice Department decision making procedures related to the dismissals, as well as other departmental prog…
318 viewsDeputy Secretary of State John Negroponte, testified about the future of political, economic, and security relations with China. Topics included a report by Amnesty International that althou…
121 viewsWitnesses testified about the policy of “extraordinary rendition” in the detention and interrogation of enemy combatants, as well as the potential impact on relations with European countries…
669 viewsThe House began day one of a non-binding Iraq War resolution saying that Congress would continue to support U.S. armed forces in Iraq, but it disapproves President George W. Bush’s decision …
View in Congressional Chronicle995 viewsThe House of Representatives debated the use of military force with Iraq. Note: there is recording problems due to solar flares at around 16:50 hours.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,275 viewsSecretary Rice testified about the proposed fiscal year 2008 budget for international relations and the State Department. Among the topics she addressed were foreign policy priorities in the…
185 viewsSecretary Rice testified about U.S. policy in Iraq, the president’s plan to send and additional 21,500 troops to augment forces in the country, and the Iraqi government’s commitment to ensur…
136 viewsWitnesses testified about U.S. foreign policy toward Iran, the threat posed by potential Iranian nuclear weapons development programs, the state of intelligence information on Iran, and the …
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