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Secretary Gates talked shortly about the operations in Iraq, but focused on those in Afghanistan. He talked about the development of infrastructure, the reasons why insurgency attacks had in…

Former Secretary Donald Rumsfeld made remarks about the importance of a strong military and national security policy, and was presented with the Claremont Institute’s 2007 Statesmanship Awar…

John Tanner testified in an oversight hearing about his leadership of the Voting Rights section of the Justice Department. Topics included cases of voter fraud being prosecuted. Mr. Tanner a…

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…

Representative Franks spoke about a revision to the Foreign Intelligence Security Act which was the subject of a mark up hearing by both House Intelligence and Judiciary Committees later in …

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 full committee will meet to mark up H.R. 3087, to require the president, in coordination with the secretary of State, the secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other senio…

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…

The House Armed Services Committee held a hearing titled “Upholding the Principle of Habeas Corpus for Detainees.” Witnesses testified about the operation of military commissions at Guantan…

Witnesses testified about findings in the latest National Intelligence Estimate on the threat posed by various al-Qaida groups. Among the issues addressed were the degree of cooperation and …