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Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) chairs a business meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee. During the meeting, senators talked about the judicial nominations process, the past accomplishments…

Senator Barkley was sworn in today. He was appointed by Governor Ventura to fill Senator Wellstone’s seat until the 108th Congress begins on January 3, 2003.

Illinois U.S. Senate Candidates, Senator Dick Durbin(D) and Jim Durkin(R) participated in a debate at the University of Illinois in Urbana, IL. Topics debated were Iraq, the war on terrorism…

Witnesses testified about a recent outbreak of West Nile virus that killed 94 people in the U.S., the future threat of outbreaks, and efforts to develop vaccines and treatments for the disea…

Former counterterrorism officials testified about FBI and CIA intelligence gathering prior to September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. Among the topics they addressed were threats re…

Former national security advisers testified about intelligence concerns related to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. Among the issues they addressed were past terrorist in…

In a portion of a four-hour hearing, committee members heard testimony from Professor McConnell, a University of Utah professor nominated by President Bush to serve on the 10th Circuit Court…

Eleanor Hill testified about intelligence gathering and terrorist threats prior to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S. After hearing from families of victims, the committee spent the …

At a symposium titled, “Selecting Federal Court of Appeals and District Court Judges,” participants talked about the executive role in nominating and selecting federal court judges. Among th…

This program has technical difficulties with audio and video from approximately 4:45 to 5:00 p.m. This occurs during Senator Byrd’s speech.