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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…

Deputy Secretary Negroponte spoke about relations with Pakistan, Pakistani President Musharraf’s decision to declare a state of emergency, growing protests in the country, and potential impa…

David Walker, U.S. Comptroller General, testified in front of the House Foreign Affairs Committee about State Department operations, diplomatic programs in Iraq, charges of Iraqi government …

The House Select Committee to Investigate the Voting Irregularities of August 2, 2007, met to investigate procedures used and followed during the disputed Roll Call Vote Number 814 on agricu…

Secretary Rice testified about U.S. Middle East policy. Topics included Iran’s nuclear program, the Middle East peace conference, U.S. mishandling in the case of Canadian Maher Arar, the war…

Two House subcommittees held a joint hearing on “Rendition to Torture: The Case of Maher Arar.” Testifying by remote connection, Mr. Arar, a Canadian, described being detained at JFK Airport…

Witnesses testified for and against proposed legislation, the 2007 Sunshine in the Courtroom Act, which would allow the photographing, broadcasting and televising of federal court proceeding…

The House Select Committee to Investigate the Voting Irregularities of August 2, 2007, met to investigate procedures used and followed during Roll Call Vote Number 814 on legislation on Augu…

The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing titled “Warrantless Surveillance and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: The Role of Checks and Balances in Protecting Americans' Privacy …

The House Judiciary Committee held an oversight hearing on the use of National Security Letters by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In response to a question by Representative Jackso…

Mr. McNulty testified at a hearing on the continuing investigation into the controversy surrounding the firing of selected U.S. attorneys. In his testimony he addressed questions about his p…

Ms. 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…

The House Judiciary Committee met to consider a resolution and report recommending to the House of Representatives that former White House Counsel Harriett Miers and White House Chief of Sta…

The House Foreign Affairs Committee Middle East and South Asia Subcommittee and International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight Subcommittee held a joint hearing on the state of r…

Witnesses testified about the Free Flow of Information Act of 2007. The act included procedures through which disclosure of confidential information from a journalist or a communication serv…

Military experts reviewed the troop ‘surge’ in Iraq. Topics included assessment of the troop escalation, the overall situation in Iraq, troop safety, U.S. strategic interests, instability of…

Attorney 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…

Witnesses 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…