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Nelson Mandela was honored by American leaders for his effort to promote racial equality in South Africa. They praised him for continual work for freedom and the end to apartheid. For his ac…

Panelists talked about the impact on privacy, safety, and national security of drone surveillance in the U.S. President Obama had recently signed into law a policy that allowed domestic flig…

Witnesses testified on the issue of online gambling, focusing on the legal restrictions of Internet gambling and the impact on consumers and states if restrictions are lifted. Among the issu…

Judge Antonin Scalia responded to questions from committee members about his views regarding such topics as federal-state relationships, the Constitution, death penalty, abortion, national s…

Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch and former New York Senator Al D’Amato discussed the issues of the 2008 elections, including immigration, terrorism, taxes, energy policy, and health care.…

Former President Gerald Ford spoke at the Presidential conference hosted by Hofstra University. President Ford and other dignitaries delivered remarks at the banquet. President Ford reminisc…

The committee heard testimony in the first day of confirmation hearings for Deputy National Security Adviser Robert Gates, nominated to become Director of Central Intelligence. Mr. Gates had…

S.J.Res. 2, S.Res. 11, and S.Res. 12 were introduced. S.Res. 11, to commend the Secretary General of the United Nations was passed, as well as S.Res. 12, calling upon President Gorbachev to …

During a birthday celebration for former President Ronald Reagan, former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, former Senator Howard Baker, Senator Robert Dole, and others spoke about the accomp…

By 52 yeas to 48 nays, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Clarence Thomas of Georgia as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

On election night, C-SPAN opened telephone lines for audience comments. Mr. Crawford and Ms. Foerstel analyzed the midterm election results from local television coverage from around the cou…

Former U.S. Representative Susan Molinari (D-NY) and New York Governor George Pataki (D) endorsed Senator Alfonse D’Amato for another term in the Senate at an event on Staten Island.

At the New York Senate debate, candidates spoke about issues of national and local importance. The moderator posed all questions to the candidates.

The candidates for the New York Senate seat debated about issues of national and local importance. The candidates responded to questions from the moderator. WRGB-TV Albany, NY produced the p…

Beth Harpaz of the Associated Press talked about the candidate positions in the New York Senate race. Reverend Floyd Flake talked about Senator Al D’Amato’s (R) efforts to improve New York. …

A bankruptcy reform bill and an abortion related bill are debated in this Senate session.

United States Senate session on July 28, 1998 with a memorial to shooting victims at the U.S. Capitol

Senate Banking Committee members heard testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan during his report on the monetary policy of the Federal Reserve Board. He talked about the state…

The United States Senate approved $47.5 billion Transportation Department spending for fiscal year 1999. They also debated home health care, credit unions and federal budget policy.