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Participants highlighted the life and career of Vice President Gore and spoke about his qualifications for the presidency as well as his visions for America. Vice President Gore then accepte…

Ellen Tauscher testified about her nomination as undersecretary of State for arms control and international security. Among the issues she addressed were nuclear proliferation, strategic arm…

Members of the New Democrat Coalition spoke to the press after their meeting with President Obama at the White House to discuss trade, financial regulatory reform, health care, and other iss…

United States House of Representatives session for March 5th 2009. The house debated Home Mortgage Restructuring.

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Witnesses, including Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mike Mullen, testified about strategy and operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. In their remarks they foc…

Jim Arkedis moderated a roundtable discussion on the use of power. Topics included what the state of the U.S. military should be in the 21st century, purpose and strategy in Afghanistan, u…

Witnesses testified about the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy prohibiting openly gay and lesbian service members. They focused on proposals to end the policy, previous decisions to…

The House Armed Services Committee held a hearing on efforts to train, develop and support the Iraqi security forces. Witnesses testified about a number of issues including recent levels of …

Representative Ellen Tauscher talked about today’s Armed Services Committee hearing on Iraqi security forces, which includes testimony from Army Lt. Gen. James Dubik, commander of the Multi-…

Secretary Rice, Secretary Gates and Admiral Mullen testified about cooperative partnerships between the Department of State and Department of Defense. Among the topics they addressed were ef…

U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker and General David Petraeus gave their opening statements at a hearing on the status of the war and political developments in Iraq. General Petraeus said that the…