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Lawmakers spoke to reporters outside the White House about education legislation and the signing ceremony for disabilities education programs.

Committee members spoke to reporters about their endorsement of Senator Specter (R-PA) as committee chairman in the 109th Congress. Some senators had expressed concern with Senator Specter’s…

Senator Zell Miller gave his farewell speech on the floor of the Senate. He was retiring after one term. He was appointed, and then elected, to fill the term of the late Senator Paul Coverde…

Candidates for the House of Representatives in the 32nd District in Texas took part in a televised debate. The candidates responded to questions and comments on a number of domestic and fore…

Mr. Duefler and General McMenamin testified about a report on pre-war intelligence in Iraq and the nature and sophistication of Iraqi weapons programs in the period from the Persian Gulf War…

Witnesses testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the U.S.A. Patriot Act and the SAFE Act and the impact of this legislation on the War on Terror. They spoke about the relation…

Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) toured areas of Alabama that have been damaged by Hurricane Ivan. He also spoke to local officials and citizens who experienced the storm and its aftermath.

Witnesses testified before the Senate Armed Services committee about the recent prisoner abuse scandal in Iraq. They discussed their investigations into prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib. Witness…

Members of the Independent Panel to Review the Department of Defense Detention Operations testified before the Senate Armed Services committee about their findings. They spoke about the caus…

Defense and intelligence officials testified about the September 11 Commission’s report on the attacks on the United States, intelligence failures surrounding the attacks, and proposals to c…

Witnesses testified before the committee about the September 11 Commission’s recommendations for changes in the Department of Defense. They focused on the proposed changes and their impact o…