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Senator Russ Feingold talked about Judaism, progressive values and public policy. He responded to questions from members of the audience. The event was the ninth annual Carmen and Louis …

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…

Witnesses testified about the “Jena Six” case in which six black teenagers were charged with the beating of a white student soon after nooses were hung from a tree on a high school campus. T…

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 …

General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker testified about the status of military operations in Iraq and political developments over the past several months during a “surge” in troop levels des…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Deputy 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…

Justices Breyer and Alito testified in an oversight hearing on the compensation of the federal judiciary. It was noted that salaries of certain federal judges cannot be increased without spe…

Witnesses testified on the obligation of the United States to assist Iraqi refugees and those under threat from insurgents because they assisted the United States.

The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on an independent report of the inspector general on the use of national security letters by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Witnesses testi…

Randall Tobias, director of U.S. foreign assistance and U.S.A.I.D. administrator, testified about changes to current foreign assistance policies. Among the topics addressed were the amount o…